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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... Whaling and Antarctic Exploration The naturalist William Speirs Bruce sailed to Antarctica with the Dundee Whaling Expedition in 1892-1893 . He was given limited ... Whaling and Antarctic Exploration 695 Whaling and Antarctic Exploration,
... whaling grounds . Christensen's solution was simple : the whalers themselves must discover new land , which should then be claimed for Norway . This policy proved remark- ably successful , both in what was achieved by Christensen's own ...
... whale than right whales ) and longer baleen plates . True Arctic whaling began as the whalers followed this species north each summer into Davis Strait with the retreating ice . In 1607 , Henry Hudson reported many whales off Svalbard ...
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