Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical EncyclopediaPresents a reference to the efforts of humans to conquer the North and South Poles, with more than 500 biographical, geographical, and subject entries; a chronology of expeditions; and maps, illustrations, and photographs. |
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Without Barents ' s great skills as a navigator , the task ahead for the twelve men
remaining appeared impossible . ... Although the loss of Barents was a great
setback , Dutch interest in the Northeast Passage remained high , and Henry ...
Without Barents ' s great skills as a navigator , the task ahead for the twelve men
remaining appeared impossible . ... Although the loss of Barents was a great
setback , Dutch interest in the Northeast Passage remained high , and Henry ...
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Beechey still remained as long as he dared , not leaving the Sound until 5
October to make his long journey back to England via Cape Horn , arriving there
on 12 October 1828 . ( For details of Franklin ' s 1825 - 1827 expedition , see the
entry ...
Beechey still remained as long as he dared , not leaving the Sound until 5
October to make his long journey back to England via Cape Horn , arriving there
on 12 October 1828 . ( For details of Franklin ' s 1825 - 1827 expedition , see the
entry ...
Side 370
Those men , it turned out , were the lucky ones . Despite the very comfortable hut
, equipped with a bath and several ovens , very few who remained were to
survive the winter . Fresh food was hard to obtain , and scurvy soon became
rampant .
Those men , it turned out , were the lucky ones . Despite the very comfortable hut
, equipped with a bath and several ovens , very few who remained were to
survive the winter . Fresh food was hard to obtain , and scurvy soon became
rampant .
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Entries Listed in Chronological Order | xi |
Contents | xii |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, William James Mills, ISBN 1576074226, 9781576074220 |
| Forfatter | William James Mills |
| Utgave | illustrert |
| Utgiver | ABC-CLIO, 2003 |
| Original fra | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisert | 6. okt 2008 |
| ISBN | 1576074226, 9781576074220 |
| Lengde | 797 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |