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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... turn back to winter on the Kureyka River , an eastern tributary of the Yenisey . The following year , his start was delayed by logistical difficulties in obtaining supplies from Turukhansk , and it was not until 31 July 1739 that he was ...
... turn back by ice stretching from shore to shore . He described it as much decayed and of one year's growth only , but he could not afford to wait for it to break up . Allen Young , however , was sufficiently encouraged by what he saw to ...
... turn at 77 ° 30'S , 72 ° W , where the American flag was dropped , before heading back along his course to within 30 miles of Mount Austin , where he now turned to the southeast to follow the face of the ice shelf forming the edge of ...
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