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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... month separation before their marriage . Mawson's sledging tragedy and the failure of wireless communication in the ... months into their ordeal and without a letter from him for a year and a half . ' There is no reason why you shouldn ...
... month separation before their marriage . Mawson's sledging tragedy and the failure of wireless communication in the ... months into their ordeal and without a letter from him for a year and a half . ' There is no reason why you shouldn ...
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... months , leaving the males to their hungry vigil . Several eggs were found abandoned and frozen on the ice each day , and occasionally a male could be seen beginning a stumbling trek towards the sea , his egg still on his toes , his ...
... months , leaving the males to their hungry vigil . Several eggs were found abandoned and frozen on the ice each day , and occasionally a male could be seen beginning a stumbling trek towards the sea , his egg still on his toes , his ...
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... months . With the advent of summer the mine work will have ceased and the workers and their families will be flying to their home continents for a short New Year vacation before returning for a further year underground . Hollowed out of ...
... months . With the advent of summer the mine work will have ceased and the workers and their families will be flying to their home continents for a short New Year vacation before returning for a further year underground . Hollowed out of ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |