Antarctica : exploring the extreme : 400 years of adventure /

Far more complete than competing narratives of Antarctic exploration, this travel adventure documents dozens of voyages, from the earliest days of long-distance sea travel through the rapacious exploitation of seal and whale in the 19th century to the 20th-century expeditions racing to the South Pol...

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Main Author:	Landis, Marilyn J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2001]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Antarctica > Discovery and exploration. Antarctique > Découverte et exploration. Discoveries in geography Antarctica Ontdekkingsreizen. Antártida Descubrimiento y exploración.
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