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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... observe this happen once . The skua took the little limp ball of fluff to a nearby rock and , in sight of the parents , enjoyed a meal . We gazed into the colony trying to observe the effect of this attack on the group or the parents ...
... observe this happen once . The skua took the little limp ball of fluff to a nearby rock and , in sight of the parents , enjoyed a meal . We gazed into the colony trying to observe the effect of this attack on the group or the parents ...
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... observed leaving the nesting colony and marching towards the sea . Groups of 30 left daily , beginning their long walk to food , a journey of over a 160 kilo- metres ( 100 miles ) to open water across the expanding winter barrier of ice ...
... observed leaving the nesting colony and marching towards the sea . Groups of 30 left daily , beginning their long walk to food , a journey of over a 160 kilo- metres ( 100 miles ) to open water across the expanding winter barrier of ice ...
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... observed that ' Because they seemed to cleanse themselves of the metals brought into their waters , might [ these lakes ] not tell us something about the way the Earth regenerates itself ? ' He was interested not only in what the lakes ...
... observed that ' Because they seemed to cleanse themselves of the metals brought into their waters , might [ these lakes ] not tell us something about the way the Earth regenerates itself ? ' He was interested not only in what the lakes ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |