Antarctica : a biography /

For centuries it was suspected that there must be an undiscovered continent in the southern hemisphere. But explorers failed to find one. On his second voyage to the Pacific, Captain Cook sailed further south than any of his rivals but still failed to sight land. It was not until 1820 that the conti...

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Main Author:	Day, David, 1949-
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Antarctica > Discovery and exploration. Antarctica > History. Antarctica > Environmental conditions. Antarctica > Discovery and exploration. Antarctica > Environmental conditions. Antarctica > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book