Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to AntarcticaHarvard University Press, 2007 - 399 pàgines In 2002, environmental historian Tom Griffiths set sail with the Australian Antartic Division to deliver a new team of winterers. In this book, Griffiths reflects on the history of human experiences in Antartica, taking the reader on a journey of exploration, discovery and adventure in an unforgettable land. |
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... Emperors shaped the year for the men . This penguin colony had been found by the French in November 1950 , and it was then only the fifth to be discovered in Antarctica . France was building on the presence it established in Antarctica ...
... Emperors shaped the year for the men . This penguin colony had been found by the French in November 1950 , and it was then only the fifth to be discovered in Antarctica . France was building on the presence it established in Antarctica ...
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... Emperor popped up onto the ice in early March did it seek its mate from last year or take just any partner ? If it did not recognise its own egg , did it know its own baby ? The scientists found that the Emperors were faithful lovers ...
... Emperor popped up onto the ice in early March did it seek its mate from last year or take just any partner ? If it did not recognise its own egg , did it know its own baby ? The scientists found that the Emperors were faithful lovers ...
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... Emperors at Marguerite Bay from 5 June 1948 to 15 August 1948 . 9 Robert Dovers , Huskies , G Bell & Sons Ltd , London , 1957 , p 218. I am grateful to Professor Stephen Dovers , for the opportunity to talk about his father and ...
... Emperors at Marguerite Bay from 5 June 1948 to 15 August 1948 . 9 Robert Dovers , Huskies , G Bell & Sons Ltd , London , 1957 , p 218. I am grateful to Professor Stephen Dovers , for the opportunity to talk about his father and ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |