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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Voyaging to Antarctica Tom Griffiths. ― plan to forestall an American claim to Heard Island , a bleak , ice - covered volcano in the ' furious fifties ' . An official Australian landing on Heard Island ( ' Island X ' ) had been ...
Voyaging to Antarctica Tom Griffiths. ― plan to forestall an American claim to Heard Island , a bleak , ice - covered volcano in the ' furious fifties ' . An official Australian landing on Heard Island ( ' Island X ' ) had been ...
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... Island and Cape Barren Island . Each of them , he noted , was democratic in temper but dependent on individuals with ' authority of character and vision ' . Was Murray - Smith thinking of himself and his own island realm ? He certainly ...
... Island and Cape Barren Island . Each of them , he noted , was democratic in temper but dependent on individuals with ' authority of character and vision ' . Was Murray - Smith thinking of himself and his own island realm ? He certainly ...
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... Island is significantly lower than at nearby Whitney Point which is an Antarctic Specially Protected Area and therefore much less visited by humans . The island I was allowed to clamber over ( under expert guidance ) lags behind all ...
... Island is significantly lower than at nearby Whitney Point which is an Antarctic Specially Protected Area and therefore much less visited by humans . The island I was allowed to clamber over ( under expert guidance ) lags behind all ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |