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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... Mawson , Ninnis and Mertz set off from Commonwealth Bay on their far eastern journey . Although they made good progress at 24 kilometres ( 15 miles ) a day , they had to cross two huge glaciers and their journey was perilous . On 21 ...
... Mawson , Ninnis and Mertz set off from Commonwealth Bay on their far eastern journey . Although they made good progress at 24 kilometres ( 15 miles ) a day , they had to cross two huge glaciers and their journey was perilous . On 21 ...
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... Mawson nursed Mertz in his terrible last days and , although he lovingly carried him on the sledge to his final camp , he did not eat him . In desperate circumstances , Mawson , like Scott , was holding on to his humanity . Xavier Mertz ...
... Mawson nursed Mertz in his terrible last days and , although he lovingly carried him on the sledge to his final camp , he did not eat him . In desperate circumstances , Mawson , like Scott , was holding on to his humanity . Xavier Mertz ...
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... Mawson in a ship such as Discovery - was essential to the legal and emotional force of the sovereignty rituals . " It was Mawson who had to set foot on the island first and Mawson who had to touch the oar to the rock . It was Mawson who ...
... Mawson in a ship such as Discovery - was essential to the legal and emotional force of the sovereignty rituals . " It was Mawson who had to set foot on the island first and Mawson who had to touch the oar to the rock . It was Mawson who ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |