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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... discovered from the air in November 1934 by Byrd . Fur- ther north , Siple had reported seeing two very high mountains in 1947 , one apparently rising to 6,000 meters and thus con- siderably higher than any other known Antarctic peak ...
... discovered by James Clark Ross in January and February 1841. The magnificent Royal Soci- ety Mountains ( 78 ° 10'S , 163 ° W ) -between the Ferrar and Koettlitz Glaciers in southern Victoria Land - were undoubt- edly seen by Ross , but ...
... discovered a new member of the De Long Islands and searched in vain for non- existent " Sannikov Land . " Taymyr was reunited with Vaygach on 23 August , and the two icebreakers next steamed across the Laptev Sea to begin survey work on ...
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