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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... Nordenskiöld got his first chance to visit the Arctic on two expeditions led by the young geologist Dr. Otto Torell in 1858 and 1861. The second expedition , during which Nordenskiöld assisted Torell in mak- ing the first scientific ...
... Nordenskiöld named " Dickson Harbor . " It was later to become one of the most important ports on the Northern Sea Route . Nordenskiöld now traveled up the Yenisey to Yeniseysk and , from there , to Stock- holm via Moscow and St ...
... Nordenskiöld also wished to investigate the location of the ancient Norse Eastern Settlement , which he believed had probably been situated on the unexplored east coast of Greenland . With Dickson again underwriting costs , Nordenskiöld ...
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