Exploring the polar regions
Begins with the three expeditions of John Franklin, England's most honored and respected Arctic explorer, and covers exploration and discovery of the Arctic and Antarctic regions through the present.
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- Full title :Exploring the polar regions / Harry S. Anderson.
Summary
Begins with the three expeditions of John Franklin, England's most honored and respected Arctic explorer, and covers exploration and discovery of the Arctic and Antarctic regions through the present.
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- Publication Date:©2005.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Facts on File
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2005.
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 164 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:081605259X, 9780816052592
- oclc:ocm53356319
- LC Classification:G587
- Dewey Decimal:910/.911
Table of Contents
An expedition vanishes--The Polar Regions, A Northwest passage: The search begins--The Search for John Franklin: The passage found--Approaches from the East--The Race to the North Pole--Exploring Antarctica--The Arctic after Peary--Antarctica after Amundsen--The Evolution of Polar exploration.
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