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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... early as the first winter . The highest peak , Mount Menzies ( 3,355 meters ) , was climbed on 20 December 1961 by a three - man party reaching the moun- tains by dog sledge . A comprehensive survey of the mountains together with the ...
... early eighteenth centuries . The earliest documented landing , however , was that of Skeff- ington Lutwidge on Phipps Island on 30 July 1773. During the same expedition , a landing was also made on Walden Island on 5 August . Following ...
... early middle ages . In 1032 , Uleb is reported as having sailed from the Dvina River to the " Iron Gates . " Since Kara Gate is also known by this name , it seems likely that he came here , and from early on it is probable that the ...
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