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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... icebergs . They loom into sight , at first a craggy eminence in the mist and then a faceted jewel revealing its edges and cliffs and threatening fragility . These are great fortresses of ice ; one might look like the spine of a ...
... icebergs . They loom into sight , at first a craggy eminence in the mist and then a faceted jewel revealing its edges and cliffs and threatening fragility . These are great fortresses of ice ; one might look like the spine of a ...
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... iceberg . It is more usual to see the icebergs before the floes and the pack because the bergs cannot be stopped by the west wind . It is a surprise to many that in summer there is much open water within the guardian ring of ice around ...
... iceberg . It is more usual to see the icebergs before the floes and the pack because the bergs cannot be stopped by the west wind . It is a surprise to many that in summer there is much open water within the guardian ring of ice around ...
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... icebergs in Greenland's seas . In the twentieth century , Australians had dreamed of wrapping and towing southern icebergs to the edge of their wide , brown land and using them as a precious water source . The Antarctic mineral that ...
... icebergs in Greenland's seas . In the twentieth century , Australians had dreamed of wrapping and towing southern icebergs to the edge of their wide , brown land and using them as a precious water source . The Antarctic mineral that ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |