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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... took to travel through the ice to the underlying rock and back to the surface . Sometimes it took a full day to achieve a reliable reading . On substantial sections of their traverse , they found the ice to be more than 2000 metres ...
... took to travel through the ice to the underlying rock and back to the surface . Sometimes it took a full day to achieve a reliable reading . On substantial sections of their traverse , they found the ice to be more than 2000 metres ...
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... took this trouble to explain his reasons for the solo experi- ment , because at the time it was rumoured that he had been exiled by his own men , or that he had gone out there to do some quiet but serious drinking . However , it's true ...
... took this trouble to explain his reasons for the solo experi- ment , because at the time it was rumoured that he had been exiled by his own men , or that he had gone out there to do some quiet but serious drinking . However , it's true ...
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... 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 . One of the parents settled on its ...
... 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 . One of the parents settled on its ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |