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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... recording a continental weather pattern ruled by wind : not the west winds , but the violent gravity - driven or katabatic winds that dominate Antarctica itself . They are surface winds formed of cold air pouring down off the high ...
... recording a continental weather pattern ruled by wind : not the west winds , but the violent gravity - driven or katabatic winds that dominate Antarctica itself . They are surface winds formed of cold air pouring down off the high ...
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... recorded in his diary the activities of ' the O.M. ' ( the Old Man ) . Approaching the age of 50 , Mawson emerges from this private record as likable , even lovable , as boyish in his excite- ment , immensely knowledgeable , completely ...
... recorded in his diary the activities of ' the O.M. ' ( the Old Man ) . Approaching the age of 50 , Mawson emerges from this private record as likable , even lovable , as boyish in his excite- ment , immensely knowledgeable , completely ...
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... recorded that ' an event occurred that might , at a stroke , have destroyed my faith in the integrity of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition , or at least some members of it ' . One of the ship stewardesses was told to clean out the ...
... recorded that ' an event occurred that might , at a stroke , have destroyed my faith in the integrity of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition , or at least some members of it ' . One of the ship stewardesses was told to clean out the ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |