Antarctica :
Landis, Marilyn J.
Antarctica : exploring the extreme : 400 years of adventure / Marilyn J. Landis. - First Edition - Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2001. - xix, 395 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-382) and index.
General exploration : from the concept of Antarctica to the Antarctica Treaty -- search for Terra Australis incognita -- In search of seals with further discoveries -- end of an era -- search for the south magnetic pole -- Antarctic whaling : diminishing returns -- Triumph and tragedy : the South Pole expeditions -- making of a treaty -- Regional exploration : four antarctic regions and subantarctic islands -- Antarctic peninsula exploration -- Weddell Sea exploration -- Ross Sea exploration -- East Antarctica exploration -- Exploring selected subantarctic islands -- Exploring Antarctica's geography and wildlife -- hub of Gondwana -- Exploring Antarctica's wildlife. pt. 1. 1. The 2. 3. The 4. The 5. 6. The pt. 2. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. pt. 3. 13. The 14.
1556524285
2001042109
GBA1-V5252
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.
G 860 / .L235 2001
Antarctica : exploring the extreme : 400 years of adventure / Marilyn J. Landis. - First Edition - Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2001. - xix, 395 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-382) and index.
General exploration : from the concept of Antarctica to the Antarctica Treaty -- search for Terra Australis incognita -- In search of seals with further discoveries -- end of an era -- search for the south magnetic pole -- Antarctic whaling : diminishing returns -- Triumph and tragedy : the South Pole expeditions -- making of a treaty -- Regional exploration : four antarctic regions and subantarctic islands -- Antarctic peninsula exploration -- Weddell Sea exploration -- Ross Sea exploration -- East Antarctica exploration -- Exploring selected subantarctic islands -- Exploring Antarctica's geography and wildlife -- hub of Gondwana -- Exploring Antarctica's wildlife. pt. 1. 1. The 2. 3. The 4. The 5. 6. The pt. 2. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. pt. 3. 13. The 14.
1556524285
2001042109
GBA1-V5252
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.
G 860 / .L235 2001
