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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... later complained of finding his three weeks there " inordinately monotonous . " By 12 September , skiing at some speed toward the west , they were beyond the highest point of the ice sheet at 2,718 meters . Seven days later they could ...
... later to become one of the most important ports on the Northern Sea Route . Nordenskiöld now traveled up the Yenisey to Yeniseysk and , from there , to Stock- holm via Moscow and St. Petersburg . Prøven returned to Tromsø via Matochkin ...
... later , having reached the northern tip of Axel Heiberg Island , Peary believed that he could see land in the far distance . This he named " Crocker Land " for George Crocker , one of the most generous members of the Peary Arctic Club ...
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