Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11. 12. 2003 - Počet stran: 797 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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... forced to turn back , having followed the ice cliff for 250 miles without any sign of its coming to an end . Clearly , this ice shelf rivaled in size the Ross Ice Shelf itself . Landing at Mount Austin , the Beechcraft was refueled and ...
... forced them north . A small , low - lying island was discovered the next day and named for the Tsarevich Alekseya ( today Little Taymyr Island ) . Several such discoveries had been made during the course of the Arctic Ocean Hydrographic ...
... forced down by a misfiring engine at 77 ° 45'N , 175 ° W . This was the first landing on the Arc- tic pack and was made without difficulty on a relatively level ice floe . Wilkins had always intended to land on the ice and now spent a ...
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MacMillan Donald 18741970 | 393 |
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