Land of wondrous cold : the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice

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"A history of the first race to Antarctica that weaves the great polar discoveries of the nineteenth century with scientific breakthroughs of the modern era. Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pion...

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Antarctica Discovery and exploration

Antarctica Environmental conditions

Ice caps Antarctica

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ISBN:

9780691172200

Description:

xiv, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction. Our glacial earth
Part one. Beginnings. The race is joined. Interlude: The hollow earth ; Joseph Hooker travels through time. Interlude: The ghost continent ; In the land of fire. Interlude: The American climate warriors
Part two. Trials. D'Urville battles the pack. Interlude: Ice Station Weddell ; The voyage of the Flying Fish. Interlude: The stormy petrel ; Madame D'Urville's letter ; Ross falls behind
Part three. Triumph. Seas of grass. Interlude: The Antarctic convergence ; How the Adélie penguin got its name. Interlude: Anthropornis nordenskjoldi ; Wilkes discovers a continent. Interlude: The hurricane coast ; Message in a bottle. Interlude: The magnetic crusaders ; Ross in wonderland ; Homecoming
Postlude: Last ice

LCCN:

2019029836

Control Number:

2907001

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