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Exploring The Last Continent
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Author : Daniela Liggett
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-09-29
Exploring The Last Continent written by Daniela Liggett and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-29 with Science categories.
This multi-disciplinary book will cater to students and those who want to have a more critical look behind the scenes of Antarctic science. This book will take a systems approach to providing insights into Antarctic ecosystems and the geophysical environment. Further, the book will link these insights to a discussion of current issues, such as climate change, bio prospecting, environmental management and Antarctic politics. It will be written and edited by experienced Antarctic researchers and scientists from a wide range of disciplines. Academic references will be included for those who wish to delve deeper into the topics discussed in the book.
Exploring The Last Continent
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Author : Daniela Liggett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Exploring The Last Continent written by Daniela Liggett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
This multidisciplinary book examines Antarctica, from its geological origins as it separated from the Gondwana supercontinent, to Captain James Cook and crew, the first recorded observation by Europeans, to its present as a research outpost protected from energy exploitation, and a climate change bellwether. The first part of the book discusses Antarctica's physical systems over time - the continent's geological evolution, its climate, weather and atmosphere, and its distinctive oceanographic, hydrographic and glaciological features. This section includes chapters on Antarctica's geological history; its cryosphere and hydrological systems; and the Antarctic atmosphere, including the role Antarctica plays in the global atmospheric system. The second part of the volume surveys Antarctica's marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Among the chapter topics in this section are biological diversity of the Subantarctic Islands; aquatic and non-aquatic terrestrial ecosystems; marine ecosystems of the Southern Ocean, birds and mammals, invertebrates and fish of Antarctica. The third part is devoted to the history of human endeavors in Antarctica and the politics behind human activities in the Southern Ocean and on the continent. The contributors delve into historical and social aspects of Antarctic exploration; the governance approach which sets the continent aside for peace and science; tourism; psychological aspects of human endeavours on the Ice; and Antarctic arts. The final part of the book weaves together insights in the physical, social and human sciences to illuminate a discussion of current issues, such as climate change, bio-prospecting, science collaboration, and environmental management. Individual chapters discuss the exploitation of marine living resources; biological prospecting; geological resources; renewable energy; regulatory challenges of commercial exploitation; the causes and impacts of climate change in Antarctica; and the role of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
The Last Continent
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Author : Bernard Stonehouse
language : en
Publisher: Shuttlewood Collinson Publishers
Release Date : 2000
The Last Continent written by Bernard Stonehouse and has been published by Shuttlewood Collinson Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Antarctica categories.
In Search Of The Last Continent
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Author : Andrew McConville
language : en
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Release Date : 2023-03-02
In Search Of The Last Continent written by Andrew McConville and has been published by Australian Scholarly Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-02 with History categories.
For 70 years powerful countries despatched expeditions to explore the south polar regions. By 1843 they had seen enough to realise that this most remote and impenetrable place offered considerable danger and no strategic or economic benefit. The great nations turned away. In the 1880s Melbourne's men of science formed a committee to revive interest in Antarctic exploration. They canvassed the colonies and the world in attempts to raise an expedition. Ultimately unsuccessful, they did though inspire the first publicly recorded landing on the Antarctic continent by Henrik Bull and the crew of his whaling expedition. This created a sensation and led to the first overwintering on the Antarctic continent by crewman C.E. Borchgrevink's expedition. The book outlines early Antarctic exploration and concentrates on Melbourne's Antarctic Exploration Committee and the voyages of Bull and Borchgrevink. Andrew McConville is a reference and research librarian at the State Library of Victoria. Andrew has a particular interest in the history of 19th century Antarctic exploration.
Antarctica
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Author : Ian Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 1974
Antarctica written by Ian Cameron and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Nature categories.
My Last Continent
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Author : Midge Raymond
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-06-21
My Last Continent written by Midge Raymond and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-21 with Fiction categories.
This unforgettable debut, set against the dramatic Antarctic landscape, is “refreshingly different, vivid and immediate. Midge Raymond has an extraordinary gift for description that puts the reader bang in the middle of its dangerous and endangered world” (M.L. Stedman, New York Times bestselling author of The Light Between Oceans). It is only among the glacial mountains, cleaving icebergs, and frigid waters of Antarctica that Deb Gardener and Keller Sullivan feel at home. For a few blissful weeks each year they study the habits of Emperor and Adelie penguins and find solace in their work and in one another. But Antarctica, like their fleeting romance, is a fragile place, imperiled by the world to the north. Each year, Deb and Keller play tour guide to the passengers on the small expedition ship that ferries them to their research station. But this year, when Keller fails to appear on board, Deb begins to reconsider their complicated past and the uncertainty of any future they might share. Then, shortly into the journey, Deb’s ship receives an emergency signal from The Australis, a cruise liner that has hit desperate trouble in the ice-choked waters of the Southern Ocean. Soon Deb’s role will change from researcher to rescuer; among the crew of that sinking ship, Deb learns, is Keller. As Deb and Keller’s troubled histories collide in this “original and entirely authentic love story” (Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project), Midge Raymond takes us on an unforgettable voyage deep into the wonders of the Antarctic and the mysteries of the human heart. My Last Continent is “a sensitive exploration of how the smallest action can ripple through an ecosystem—seemingly impenetrable, but as fragile as the human heart” (The Minneapolis Star-Tribune). “Atmospheric and adventurous...The story and vivid writing will keep readers glued to the pages” (Library Journal).
The Last Continent
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Author : Terry Pratchett
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2008-11-21
The Last Continent written by Terry Pratchett and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-21 with Fiction categories.
'Anything you do in the past changes the future. The tiniest little actions have huge consequences. You might tread on an ant now and it might entirely prevent someone from being born in the future.' Rincewind, inept wizard and reluctant hero, has found himself magically stranded on the Discworld's last continent. It's hot. It's dry. There was this thing once called The Wet, which no one believes in any more. Practically everything that's not poisonous is venomous. But it's the best bloody place in the world, all right? And in a few days, it will die. The only thing standing between the last continent and wind-blown doom is Rincewind, and he can't even spell wizard. Still . . . no worries, eh? 'A minor masterpiece. I laughed so much I fell from my armchair' Time Out 'A master storyteller' A. S. Byatt The Last Continent is the sixth book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
The Explorations Of Antarctica
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Author : Gordon Elliott Fogg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Explorations Of Antarctica written by Gordon Elliott Fogg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Antarctica categories.
Antarctica
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Author : Kim Heacox
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Release Date : 1998
Antarctica written by Kim Heacox and has been published by National Geographic Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Antarctica categories.
Photographs and text profile the geography, wildlife, and landscapes of Antarctica.
The Call Of Antarctica
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Author : Leilani Raashida Henry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-08-06
The Call Of Antarctica written by Leilani Raashida Henry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-06 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, highest, driest, and most remote part of the world. It's the world's largest polar dessert. Antarctica is a true wilderness. Author Leilani Raashida Henry, daughter of George W. Gibbs, Jr., the first person of African descent to go to Antarctica, recounts her father's expedition while educating readers on the incredible geography, biodiversity, and history of the continent. Using diary entries from Gibbs' expedition, The Call of Antarctica takes readers on a journey to the rugged Antarctic landscape to learn its history, its present, and the importance of protecting its future.