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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... whale catchers manned by 11 000 men as well as uncounted transport vessels . In 1937-38 , this phase of pelagic or deep - sea whaling resulted in the killing of 46 039 whales in the Southern Ocean , almost 90 per cent of the worldwide ...
... whale catchers manned by 11 000 men as well as uncounted transport vessels . In 1937-38 , this phase of pelagic or deep - sea whaling resulted in the killing of 46 039 whales in the Southern Ocean , almost 90 per cent of the worldwide ...
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... whale meat surprisingly palatable and much superior to sperm whale . On the day he watched and counted those 15 whales being proc- essed , Bob was invited to lunch with Captain Larsen . The symbiotic relationship between whaling ...
... whale meat surprisingly palatable and much superior to sperm whale . On the day he watched and counted those 15 whales being proc- essed , Bob was invited to lunch with Captain Larsen . The symbiotic relationship between whaling ...
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... whaling in the Southern Ocean , but Japanese whalers extended their fishing into Antarctic waters in 1936-37 and the Soviet Union sent whaling fleets south from 1946. Conservation measures that were negotiated at conferences of whaling ...
... whaling in the Southern Ocean , but Japanese whalers extended their fishing into Antarctic waters in 1936-37 and the Soviet Union sent whaling fleets south from 1946. Conservation measures that were negotiated at conferences of whaling ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |