Exploring Polar Frontiers: M-ZCovers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource.
By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
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Sailing directly into a headwind , he could make very little progress despite the relative absence of ice . Moore therefore determined to sail slightly farther north , where he might find westerly winds , though without abandoning his ...
In the European Arctic as well , Norse traders are known to have sailed regularly to the White Sea , where they obtained walrus ... Ohthere himself records Norse whalers and walrus hunters as sailing far up the northern coast of Norway ...
He sailed through Matochkin Strait to reach the Russian mainland near the Pechora , where a severe storm forced him to winter his vessel . From there , he traveled overland to Archangel on sledges pulled by reindeer . ing to Krotov on ...
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Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volum 1 William James Mills Utdragsvisning - 2003 |