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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... crossing of Antarctica . Setting out from Berkner Island on the Weddell Sea coast , he was forced to give up on 3 January 1996 shortly after reaching the South Pole due to badly frostbitten feet . Although unsuccessful on this expedi ...
... crossing dur- ing his next expedition . This , however , could not take place for several years , as his naval duties took him to Nicaragua to sur- vey possible routes for the future Panama Canal . In the mean- time , Fridtjof Nansen ...
... crossing of the ice sheet by its longest route ; it was also the first solo crossing . Uemura was a man who conceived his projects on the largest possible scale . His early death meant that he was unable to dogsled across northern ...
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