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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... nations . Doubts had always existed about the legitimacy of any US claims made on the basis of Charles Wilkes ' wayward mapping of ice , cloud and land in 1840 , but Admiral Richard Byrd's ' colonies ' did provide the grounds for a ...
... nations . Doubts had always existed about the legitimacy of any US claims made on the basis of Charles Wilkes ' wayward mapping of ice , cloud and land in 1840 , but Admiral Richard Byrd's ' colonies ' did provide the grounds for a ...
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... nations began to jockey for a place in the kitchen . In Australian Antarctic Territory , the scale of Soviet operations exceeded that of Australia . Australia launched its massive re - building program . A number of Chilean families ...
... nations began to jockey for a place in the kitchen . In Australian Antarctic Territory , the scale of Soviet operations exceeded that of Australia . Australia launched its massive re - building program . A number of Chilean families ...
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... nations that the conti- nent of ice should be managed as the common heritage of humanity rather than as the exclusive preserve of nations claiming sovereignty or exercising scientific muscle . Led by Malaysia , and supported by Antigua ...
... nations that the conti- nent of ice should be managed as the common heritage of humanity rather than as the exclusive preserve of nations claiming sovereignty or exercising scientific muscle . Led by Malaysia , and supported by Antigua ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |