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The Cruise of the Antarctic to the South Polar Regions
H. J. Bull's 1896 account of the whaling expedition which made the first confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland.
The Ross Orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains
The Ross Orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains is the part of the orogenic system that formed at the Pacific continental margin of present-day Antarctica. According to a recent hypothesis, this continental margin was created by the rifting and subsequent drift of Laurentia from Gondwana. With an unparalleled breadth and depth of information, this book provides a detailed synthesis of the history of the Ross orogen. In doing so, it incorporates classical studies with discussions of the most recent and controversial research from the international community. The book also includes a comprehensive bibliography and a historical chronology of all expeditions that have worked on the Ross orogen in the Transantarctic Mountains, from the first sightings by Ross in 1840 right up to the present day. This review of the Ross orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains will be valuable to all geologists interested in these episodes in the Earth's history, and to researchers of the geology of Antarctica.
Handbook on the Politics of Antarctica
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean are hotspots for contemporary endeavours to oversee 'the last frontier' of the Earth. The Handbook on the Politics of Antarctica offers a wide-ranging and comprehensive overview of the governance, geopolitics, international law, cultural studies and history of the region. Four thematic sections take readers from the earliest human encounters to contemporary resource exploitation and climate change. Written by leading experts, the Handbook brings together the very best interdisciplinary social science and humanities scholarship on the Antarctic and Southern Ocean.
Wild Sea
“The Southern Ocean is a wild and elusive place, an ocean like no other. With its waters lying between the Antarctic continent and the southern coastlines of Australia, New Zealand, South America, and South Africa, it is the most remote and inaccessible part of the planetary ocean, the only part that flows around Earth unimpeded by any landmass. It is notorious amongst sailors for its tempestuous winds and hazardous fog and ice. Yet it is a difficult ocean to pin down. Its southern boundary, defined by the icy continent of Antarctica, is constantly moving in a seasonal dance of freeze and thaw. To the north, its waters meet and mingle with those of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans ...
Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events
This book lists Antarctic expeditions and related historical events from 700 BC to the time of publication in 1989.
Exploring Polar Frontiers
Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achieveme...
The American Neptune
A quarterly journal of maritime history.
Hvaleventyret
Historien om jakten på blåhvalen, verdens største dyr. Blåhvalen var nær ved å bli utryddet av den moderne hvalfangsten med raske båter, sprenggranater og harpunkanon. Lenge utgjorde Vestfold verdens hvalfangstsentrum, og på det meste forlot ti tusen norske menn familien og dro på hvalfangst i fremmede farvann. Det var et blodslit, og et eventyr. Helt fra starten kom det advarsler om at hvalene kunne bli utryddet. For blåhvalen var det på nære nippet. Underarten i Antarktis, som blir aller størst, regnes fortsatt som kritisk truet. I sluttspillet om blåhvalens skjebne ble Norge utfordret av både Storbritannia og Nazi-Tyskland, Japan og Sovjetunionen, som kastet seg inn i kampen om Sørishavets rikdommer. "Hvaleventyret" er en medrivende historie om blåhvalen og hvalfangsten. Den forteller om hvalenes årlige trekk mellom isen og varmere hav, om hvalfangernes livsfarlige pionerferder i polhavene, og om kampen for å redde de siste blåhvalene.
