Encyclopedia of the Arctic, Nide 3Routledge, 2005 - 2278 sivua "The Encyclopedia of the Arctic offers a rich and dynamic view of, and introduction to, an enormous, incredibly diverse, and rapidly changing part of the world. Its three volumes comprise overviews of hundreds of topics, events, places, people, human cultures, animals, and environments, ranging from geological history, exploration, the cultures and livelihoods of indigenous peoples, geopolitics, international environmental cooperation, natural history, physical processes, life sciences, and environmental change."--Page xxxix. |
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Tulokset 1 - 3 kokonaismäärästä 89
Sivu 1655
... American mastodons browsed mainly in open spruce forests . Perhaps one of the most interesting members of the megafauna was the giant beaver - the largest rodent in North America during the ice age . It reached a length of nearly 2.5 m ...
... American mastodons browsed mainly in open spruce forests . Perhaps one of the most interesting members of the megafauna was the giant beaver - the largest rodent in North America during the ice age . It reached a length of nearly 2.5 m ...
Sivu 1798
... American Company sailed to China , Hawaii , and America . During 1797-1821 the colonies exported 17,298 sables , 40,596 blue and white foxes , 72,894 sea beavers , 34,546 European beavers , 59,530 beaver tails , 66,482 red and black ...
... American Company sailed to China , Hawaii , and America . During 1797-1821 the colonies exported 17,298 sables , 40,596 blue and white foxes , 72,894 sea beavers , 34,546 European beavers , 59,530 beaver tails , 66,482 red and black ...
Sivu 2178
... America exploiting a nas- cent whaling ground . The American fleet doubled in six years , and due to the long voyages from the east coast to the Pacific , the ships grew considerably larger . The distance between the whaling ports and ...
... America exploiting a nas- cent whaling ground . The American fleet doubled in six years , and due to the long voyages from the east coast to the Pacific , the ships grew considerably larger . The distance between the whaling ports and ...
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Thematic List of Entries xxiii | 1556 |
Map of Arctic Populations xliii | 1633 |
Map of Arctic Indigenous Peoples xliv | 2158 |
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