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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... Pole at a distance and 1902 when Scott's expedition again calculated its position , the pole had moved 322 kilo- metres ( 200 geographical miles ) to the east . And at the magnetic poles the whole of the magnetic force is vertical , so ...
... Pole at a distance and 1902 when Scott's expedition again calculated its position , the pole had moved 322 kilo- metres ( 200 geographical miles ) to the east . And at the magnetic poles the whole of the magnetic force is vertical , so ...
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... Pole was attained before the North . It also belatedly awards Amundsen a rare honour . If Byrd did not fly over the North Pole in 1926 , then Amundsen reached it first . If as also now seems likely - neither Frederick Cook nor Robert ...
... Pole was attained before the North . It also belatedly awards Amundsen a rare honour . If Byrd did not fly over the North Pole in 1926 , then Amundsen reached it first . If as also now seems likely - neither Frederick Cook nor Robert ...
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... poles , the South Geomagnetic Pole ( or ' auroral pole ' ) and the Pole of Inaccessibility in East Antarctica ( that is , the place furthest from any coast , or the ' thermic pole ' ) . The Russians did not regard these poles as second ...
... poles , the South Geomagnetic Pole ( or ' auroral pole ' ) and the Pole of Inaccessibility in East Antarctica ( that is , the place furthest from any coast , or the ' thermic pole ' ) . The Russians did not regard these poles as second ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |