Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Bloomsbury Academic, 11.12.2003 - 797 sivua Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
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... Northeast Passage . Political considerations were equally significant in later developments . The cessation of English interest in the Northeast Passage after 1581 is sometimes attributed mistakenly to the failure of the expedi- tion ...
... Northeast Passage in 1878-1880 was important as much for focusing international attention on the seaway as for demon- strating that it was navigable throughout its length . The Kara Sea route became increasingly important in late ...
... Northeast Passage . See also : Barents , Willem ; Foxe , Luke ; Hudson , Henry ; Hudson's Bay Company ; James , Thomas ; Munk , Jens ; Northeast Passage ; Northwest Passage ; Novaya Zemlya ; Open Polar Sea ; Pomor Contribution to Arctic ...
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