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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... claims made on the basis of Charles Wilkes ' wayward mapping of ice , cloud and land in 1840 , but Admiral Richard Byrd's ' colonies ' did provide the grounds for a possible claim . But the United States had always declined to claim ...
... claims made on the basis of Charles Wilkes ' wayward mapping of ice , cloud and land in 1840 , but Admiral Richard Byrd's ' colonies ' did provide the grounds for a possible claim . But the United States had always declined to claim ...
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... claim ) . The Eskimo men ( and one African man ) who accompanied the white explorers to their ' poles ' were not allowed to share in the honour of the achievement , nor were they deemed reliable witnesses . It also emerged that Cook's claim ...
... claim ) . The Eskimo men ( and one African man ) who accompanied the white explorers to their ' poles ' were not allowed to share in the honour of the achievement , nor were they deemed reliable witnesses . It also emerged that Cook's claim ...
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... claim which pre - dates the Antarctic Treaty . The compromise solution has been for Australia to lodge its claim with the UN Commission , but to ask the Commission not to act on it for the time being . This is a classic Antarctic ...
... claim which pre - dates the Antarctic Treaty . The compromise solution has been for Australia to lodge its claim with the UN Commission , but to ask the Commission not to act on it for the time being . This is a classic Antarctic ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |