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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... South Pole was attained before the North . It also belatedly awards Amundsen a rare honour . If Byrd did not fly over the North Pole in 1926 , then Amundsen reached it first . If as also now seems likely - neither Frederick Cook nor ...
... South Pole was attained before the North . It also belatedly awards Amundsen a rare honour . If Byrd did not fly over the North Pole in 1926 , then Amundsen reached it first . If as also now seems likely - neither Frederick Cook nor ...
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... south , the Soviets graciously agreed to occupy two other poles , the South Geomagnetic Pole ( or ' auroral pole ' ) and the Pole of Inaccessibility in East Antarctica ( that is , the place furthest from any coast , or the ' thermic pole ...
... south , the Soviets graciously agreed to occupy two other poles , the South Geomagnetic Pole ( or ' auroral pole ' ) and the Pole of Inaccessibility in East Antarctica ( that is , the place furthest from any coast , or the ' thermic pole ...
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... South Pole flight . They were also poised to rescue their people from the ice when the ship sank . They felt that ... pole circled by the flags of treaty nations now marks 90 degrees south . Adventurers trekking to South Pole station ...
... South Pole flight . They were also poised to rescue their people from the ice when the ship sank . They felt that ... pole circled by the flags of treaty nations now marks 90 degrees south . Adventurers trekking to South Pole station ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |