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• The genesis of the crossing of Antarctica
• Politics, preparations & parties
• The adventure begins
• Life at Scott Base
• The tractor journey
• Dogs on the plateau
• Northern party
• Fuchs: the crossing finale
• Bill's flying adventures
• Tractor journey 2.0
• Conservation efforts.

The first book to fully document and celebrate Sir Edmund Hillary's contribution to Antarctic history. Written by Nigel Watson of the Antarctic Heritage Trust, it is illustrated with Jane Ussher's stunning photographs, plus historic images and never-before-seen ephemera and diary entries. Hillary and the New Zealand team were supposed to be a support act to the British Commonwealth Antarctic crossing party. By heading on to the South Pole and reaching it before the crossing party, Hillary exceeded the brief. His actions created tensions, unleashed a media storm and denied the British an historic first overland to the South Pole since Captain Scott. Hillary even had the audacity to achieve the feat with three farm tractors. In doing so, Sir Edmund Hillary added another fascinating chapter to the exploration annals of Antarctica and he, and his expedition team, laid the foundations for New Zealand's continuous, and increasingly important, presence in Antarctica.
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• Preface-- Lure of the South-- Cook's Tour-- The Southern Ocean-- Blood & Discovery-- Onto the Ice Desert-- A Passion for Adventure-- Land of the Blizzard-- Antarctica Rediscovered-- A Matter of Light-- Rivers of Ice-- Hunting an Emperor-- Challenging a Nunatak-- Memories of Winter-- The Great Nothing-- Glossary-- Antarctic Chronology.
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To most people, Antarctica is the white smudge at the bottom of a world map. Few realise that it's almost the size of Africa and that its wild weather and currents dominate the planet. Fewer, still, know that Cape Town has been the gateway to Antarctic expeditions for hundreds of years. Cook, Shackleton, Scott and many more all began their southern voyages from Table Bay. This book explores the frozen continent and the voyages of discovery from an African perspective - and comes up with some surprising connections.
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• Journeys South It is All About the Ice Life Adrift: The Small Organisms Matter Antarctic Seafloor: An Oasis in the Desert Polar Acid Seas The March of the King Crabs Ghost Rookeries: The Decline of the Adelie Penguin Closing the Gap: Antarctica as a Global Solution.
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Hidden between the ice and snow of Antarctica is a world unlike any other. Bitter cold, scarce resources, and six months without sunlight a year make this frozen landscape virtually uninhabitable for people. Yes these harsh conditions have created a unique and fascinating world of unusual plants and curious animals, mostly amphibians.A keen observer will find forests filled with 50-foot algae, sea spiders, coral, multicolored sea stars, and giant predatory worms, providing nourishment for fearless predators - from leopard seals to giant squid. Now, as temperatures rise, hardy species from warmer climates are making Antarctica their home, and destroying this fragile terrain. In a closely observed account, leading marine ecologist James McClintockgives us an unprecedented look at the ravages of the polar environment. From the demise of ice-dependant species to ocean acidification, this is a highly original and distinctive look at a world that we're losing.
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• Diez preguntas antárticas
• Da Costa. Jinetes del hielo
• Cook y Von Bellingshausen, Dinosaurios en la tierra fantasma
• Valette y Elichiribehety. Dos uruguayos en la Edad Heroica Rocha y Caruso. Banderas sobre el silencio
• Musso. Las dos despedidas
• Ferreira. Un verano y tres Antårtidas
• Pallas. Manual para Ilegar a la Antårtida
• Porciüncula, Alambre en los zapatos
• Sanguinetti. El dia en que pudimos votar
• Pereyra. Mi amigo, el cruståceo
• Dodino. Garras en el horizonte
• Rey Jorge. La isla de los tres nombres
• Terra Ignota. El planeta en un tubo de ensayo.

"La idea de una Tierra Austral es rastreada hasta los griegos. Este continente gigante, de fauna, climas y poblaciones desconocidas, alimentó las fantasias de generaciones de autores y navegantes. Desde Cook hasta la actualidad, la Antártida ha pasado por muchas etapas en el imaginario colectivo. En todas ellas el elemento común era el potencial que se le adjudicaba, ya sea como nuevos territorios o como fuente de riquezas. Terra Ignota hace un recorrido por la historia de la participación uruguaya en ese continente, desde las primeras actuaciones del Instituto de Pesca N. ° 1 hasta la incorporación del pais al Tratado Antártico, el establecimiento de la primera base uruguaya en el continente blanco, y la situación actual. ¿A qué se le llama Edad Heroica y por qué se considera al capitán de navio Ruperto Elichiribehety como participante nacional de este periodo? ¿Como Ilegaron Hugo Rocha, critico de cine, periodista y traductor, y el fotógrafo Antonio Caruso, a embarcarse en una expedición al continente blanco en 1958? ¿Qué fue el Año Geofísico Internacional? ¿Cómo hizo Uruguay para pasar a formar parte del Tratado Antártico firmado en 1959? ¿Quién fue Julio César Musso y cuál fue su rol para que Uruguay entrara en el tratado? ¿Por qué y para qué Uruguay tiene una base en el continente blanco desde 1984? ¿Cómo Ilegó Derseo da Costa a ser parte de la expedición que construyó la primera base uruguaya? ¿Qué actividades se Ilevan a cabo en la Base Artigas? ¿Qué relación tuvo la Ilegada uruguaya a la Antártida con la dictadura? Estas son solo algunas de las preguntas que serán respondidas a 10 largo del libro y a través de las historias de varios de los protagonistas. En el siglo XXI, la Antártida sigue encerrando un potencial que todavía no ha sido explorado del todo, enterrado bajo brumas heladas y perseguido por cientificos, empresarios y politicos que algún dia, tal vez, Lograrán revelarlo del todo."--Page 4 of cover.

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• 1. 1795 til 1892
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• 2. Jan Mayen.

This is the winner of Scottish book of the year award 2013. Gavin Francis fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when he spent fourteen months as the base-camp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica. So remote, it is said to be easier to evacuate a casualty from the International Space Station than it is to bring someone out of Halley in winter. Antarctica offered a year of unparalleled silence and solitude, with few distractions and very little human history, but also a rare opportunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in the Antarctic. Following the penguins throughout the year - from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darkness - Gavin Francis explores a world of great beauty conjured from the simplest elements, the hardship of living at 50degreeC below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring. Empire Antarctica is the story of one man and his fascination with the world's loneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him. Combining an evocative narrative with a sublime sensitivity to the natural world, this is travel writing at its very best.
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Antarctica is a place of extremes that remains largely unknown and infinitely fascinating. Stuart Klipper has travelled to the Antarctic six times in twenty years to photograph an astounding body of work. This volume offers a sweeping look at this majestic continent, which has lately become central to global climate change concerns. Shot in panoramic format - the only way to encompass a landscape that seems to stretch on forever - Klipper's work captures major features and surprising details: ships suspended in the frozen sea, glowing blue icebergs, vistas of endless snow, and troops of penguins. This volume's substantial size, panoramic shape, and unique vertical-opening case emphasize the grandeur of these austere and lovely photographs from the bottom of the world.
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• Down the coast (getting there)
• South Georgia (more there than there)
• The peninsula, etc. (there & back, there & back: repeat)
• Heading home.

"Toward Antarctica is a record and exploration of author's experience working as a naturalist in Antarctica, a place that had been an obsession from the time she discovered Alfred Lansing's Endurance at a used book store in 1997"-- Provided by publisher.