Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, Nide 1

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Taylor & Francis, 2007 - 1146 sivua
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The Antarctic is unique, geographically, politically, and scientifically. It is the most remote, hostile, and dangerous continent, while at the same time it is the most pristine and least developed. Antarctica is the only major part of the Earth's landmass not directly governed by one nation, but under the control of a Treaty, with a multitude of acceding nations.

The Encyclopedia of the Antarctic brings together large quantities of information on the wide variety of factors, issues and individuals influencing and relating to the Antarctic. No comparable book currently exists for this region.

The Encyclopedia of the Antarctic discusses scientific activities and topics, but the 'human element' is also a significant part of the work, with entries on history, politics, legal issues, national research programs, scientific bases, historic huts, the United Nation's 'Question of Antarctica,' compliance with the Environmental Protocol, and tourism.
 

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Encyclopedia of the Antarctic

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Edited by historian Riffenburgh (associate, Univ. of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Inst.), this encyclopedia endeavors to "cover the entire scope of Antarctic knowledge" with close to 500 articles ... Lue koko arvostelu

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A
1
B
123
C
209
D
321
E
355
F
383
G
427
H
479
N
659
O
679
P
701
R
787
S
827
T
983
U
1013
V
1033

I
495
J
559
K
565
L
581
M
605
W
1047
Y
1103
Z
1105
Back cover
187
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Encyclopedia of the Antarctic
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activities Albatross algae Amundsen Antarctic Expedition Antarctic Ice Sheet Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Program Antarctic Research Antarctic Treaty Antarctic Treaty System Arctic areas atmosphere Australia biodiversity Biology birds breeding British Antarctic Survey Byrd Cambridge Cape Circumpolar Climate Change coast coastal Conservation continent continental crabeater seals Deception Island deep diving Drake Passage Dry Valleys Earth East Antarctic East Antarctica ecosystems environment Environmental exploration fauna field first fish flight flow Further Reading Geology Geophysical glacial glaciers global Gondwana Iˆles ice cores Ice Shelf influence International Kerguelen krill Land latitudes layer London magnetic Mawson McMurdo Mountains National Antarctic Pacific penguins petrels Polar Front population References and Further region rocks Ross Sea scientific Scott sea ice seals Shackleton shelves ship significant snow South Georgia South Pole South Shetland Islands Southern Ocean species station sub-Antarctic surface temperature terrestrial tion Transantarctic Mountains Victoria Land Weddell Sea whales wind winter Zealand zone

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Beau Riffenburgh is an historian specialising in exploration, particularly that of the Antarctic, Arctic, and Africa. Born in California, he earned his doctorate at Cambridge University, following which he joined the staff at the Scott Polar Research Institute, where he served for 14 years as the editor of "Polar Record. "He is the author of the highly regarded "Nimrod: " "Ernest Shackleton and the Extraordinary Story of the 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition "and" The Myth of the Explorer. "He also served as Editor of the "Encyclopedia of the Antarctic.

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OtsikkoEncyclopedia of the Antarctic, Nide 1
Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, Beau Riffenburgh
KirjoittajaBeau Riffenburgh
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KustantajaTaylor & Francis, 2007
ISBN0415970245, 9780415970242
Pituus1146 sivua
  
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