At the ends of the earth : a history of the polar regions /

For thousands of years, the polar regions have been a source of intrigue and fascination; even today-despite having been thoroughly mapped and explored, despite being home to permanent human settlements and scientific stations-they remain places of mystery. Remote, cold, barren, and inhospitable, th...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Mulvaney, Kieran (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, 2001.
Subjects:	Polar regions > History. Regiones polares > Historia. Régions polaires > Histoire. Polar regions. Geschichte Polargebiete Arctic. Antarctica. History.
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