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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... looked for new quests , the unconquered Mount Everest - another domain of ice and snow – became known as ' the third pole ' . The reasonable doubts about Byrd's flight over the North Pole in 1926 did not apply to his South Pole flight ...
... looked for new quests , the unconquered Mount Everest - another domain of ice and snow – became known as ' the third pole ' . The reasonable doubts about Byrd's flight over the North Pole in 1926 did not apply to his South Pole flight ...
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... looked strained and tired : he was where he most wanted to be in all the world and he was exhausted . Ivor Harris was filled with admiration not only for the uncomplaining crews , but for ' whatever material the fuel line is con ...
... looked strained and tired : he was where he most wanted to be in all the world and he was exhausted . Ivor Harris was filled with admiration not only for the uncomplaining crews , but for ' whatever material the fuel line is con ...
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... looked into the crystal ball and this is how he saw the crystal desert : The change - over of mine workers taking their summer furlough will be in progress . Mining , deep inside the rock of the peripheral mountains of Antarctica , will ...
... looked into the crystal ball and this is how he saw the crystal desert : The change - over of mine workers taking their summer furlough will be in progress . Mining , deep inside the rock of the peripheral mountains of Antarctica , will ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |