Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11. des. 2003 - 797 sider Covers 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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... claim , now suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. Interpreted as extending from the coast south to the South Pole , it comprises one - sixth of the total area of Antarctica . From west to east , it includes : Princess Martha ...
... claims partly upon the Treaty of Tordesillas , on the grounds that they inherited the Spanish claim . In a similar manner , Argentina's claim to South Georgia is derived from the sighting in 1756 by the Spanish ship Léon ; Chile's claim ...
... claims to Antarctic territory in 1924 , though this did not stop claims being submitted on its behalf by Byrd and Lin- coln Ellsworth . Indeed , in 1938 Ellsworth had been secretly instructed by the U.S. State Department to claim as ...
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