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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... base , ' Framheim ' . On 30 December 1928 , while seeking a site for the base , Byrd's advance party pitched camp on ' the Barrier ' , as the ice shelf was known , and became ' the first members of an American expedition to sleep on the ...
... base , ' Framheim ' . On 30 December 1928 , while seeking a site for the base , Byrd's advance party pitched camp on ' the Barrier ' , as the ice shelf was known , and became ' the first members of an American expedition to sleep on the ...
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... base . " Outside , in ' Charles de Gaulle Square ' , is a flagpole flying a tricolour that is so regularly shredded by the west winds that the base requires ' a plentiful stock of flags ' . Inside , Kauffmann found himself heady with ...
... base . " Outside , in ' Charles de Gaulle Square ' , is a flagpole flying a tricolour that is so regularly shredded by the west winds that the base requires ' a plentiful stock of flags ' . Inside , Kauffmann found himself heady with ...
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... base , McMurdo , and New Zealand's Scott base . Quite close to them was the hut from Scott's last expedition , which they found enveloped by a ' strange atmosphere ' : ' The rough wooden skis still rest against the wall , the mummified ...
... base , McMurdo , and New Zealand's Scott base . Quite close to them was the hut from Scott's last expedition , which they found enveloped by a ' strange atmosphere ' : ' The rough wooden skis still rest against the wall , the mummified ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |