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