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The Ross Orogen Of The Transantarctic Mountains

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Author : Edmund Stump
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-03-31

The Ross Orogen Of The Transantarctic Mountains written by Edmund Stump and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-31 with Science categories.

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.

The Transantarctic Mountains

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Author : Gunter Faure
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-09-21

The Transantarctic Mountains written by Gunter Faure and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-21 with Science categories.

This book presents a summary of the geology of the Transantarctic Mountains for Earth scientists who may want to work there or who need an overview of the geologic history of this region. In addition, the properties of the East Antarctic ice sheet and of the meteorites that accumulate on its surface are treated in separate chapters. The presentation ends with the Cenozoic glaciation of the Transantarctic Mountains including the limnology and geochemical evolution of the saline lakes in the ice-free valleys. • The subject matter in this book is presented in chronological order starting about 750 million years ago and continuing to the present time. • The chapters can be read selectively because the introduction to each chapter identifies the context that gives relevance to the subject matter to be discussed. • The text is richly illustrated with 330 original line drawings as well as with 182 color maps and photographs. • The book contains indexes of both subject matter and of authors’ names that allow it to be used as an encyclopedia of the Transantarctic Mountains and of the East Antarctic ice sheet. • Most of the chapters are supplemented by Appendices containing data tables, additional explanations of certain phenomena (e.g., the formation and seasonal destruction of stratospheric ozone), and illustrative calculations (e.g., 38Cl dates of meteorites). • The authors have spent a combined total of fourteen field seasons between 1964 and 1995 doing geological research in the Transantarctic Mountains with logistical support by the US Antarctic Program. • Although Antarctica is remote and inaccessible, tens of thousands of scientists of many nationalities and their assistants have worked there and even larger numbers of investigators will work there in the future.

The Roof At The Bottom Of The World

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Author : Edmund Stump
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2011-11-15

The Roof At The Bottom Of The World written by Edmund Stump and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-15 with Science categories.

The Transantarctic Mountains are the most remote mountain belt on Earth, an utterly pristine wilderness of ice and rock rising to majestic heights and extending for 1,500 miles. In this book, Edmund Stump is the first to show us this continental-scale mountain system in all its stunning beauty and desolation, and the first to provide a comprehensive, fully illustrated history of the region's discovery and exploration. The author not only has conducted extensive research in the Transantarctic Mountains during his forty-year career as a geologist but has also systematically photographed the entire region. Selecting the best of the best of his more than 8,000 photographs, he presents nothing less than the first atlas of these mountains. In addition, he examines the original firsthand accounts of the heroic Antarctic explorations of James Clark Ross (who discovered the mountain range in the early 1840s), Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, Richard Byrd, and scientists participating in the International Geophysical Year (1957–1958). From these records, Stump is now able to trace the actual routes of the early explorers with unprecedented accuracy. With maps old and new, stunning photographs never before published, and tales of intrepid explorers, this book takes the armchair traveler on an expedition to the Antarctic wilderness that few have ever seen.

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-07-11

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Transantarctic Mountains Mountaineering In Antarctica

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Author : Damien Gildea
language : en
Publisher: Primento
Release Date : 2015-03-04

Transantarctic Mountains Mountaineering In Antarctica written by Damien Gildea and has been published by Primento this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-04 with Travel categories.

A beautiful work dedicated to mountain addicts and to amateurs who like to travel far from home! Climbing Antarctica is a unique experience. It is a dream that only few mountaineers have had the privilege to fulfill and that you can now skim, thanks to this very nice book, richly illustrated and remarkably documented. Damien Gildea will let you get be dragged into the rich history of Antarctica mountaineering adventure, from the first explorations in the 19th century until the achievements of today extreme climbers. He will lead you at the very heart of the most impressive and remote mountains of the South Pole... Discovering the incredible Antarctica Mountains, emerging from the white hugeness, will let more than one reader speechless. It is hard to figure out that we are still on Earth ! In this volume you can find all the information about the Transantarctic Mountains. This book is an absolute must-have for all climbers and travellers! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Damien Gidea is a polar mountaineer and explorer. He successfully led seven expeditions in the highest Antarctica Mountains, from 2001 to 2008. He is the author of the book entitled Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology, published in 1998, and of detailed topographical maps of the Livingston Island (2004) and Vinson Mountain (2006). His articles and photographs were published in many periodicals around the world, as the American Alpine Journal or the American magazine called Alpinist. He also led a skiing expedition to the South Pole and took part in several expeditions in the Himalayas, in Karakorum and in the Andes. When he is not exploring, Damien Gildea lives in Australia. EXCERPT The Transantarctic Mountains stretch over 3500 km across the continent and divide it into East and West Antarctica. Consisting of many smaller ranges and mountains, the Transantarctics contain some of Antarctica’s highest mountains and potentially some of its most difficult climbing. Vinson’s stream of Seven Summits climbers provide the financial base for the logistical operation into the Sentinel Range. Without such a desirable commodity, however, the Transantarctics have no such customers and hence no established operation. It can be done, but it costs. Nonetheless, the Transantarctics are certainly not ‘unexplored’, as government scientists and their support personnel from the New Zealand and US programs based at Ross Island have been working in many locations along the range for decades. A number of these scientific parties have travelled to, and within, the range by helicopter, enabling access to very remote locations and often the helicopters have been used to land high on the mountains themselves. Before the advent of helicopters, teams travelled into the nearby ranges by dogsled. As elsewhere on the continent, such work occasionally involves climbing and a number of peaks in the range have been ascended in the course of surveying, geological studies and other scientific work. In addition, the aircrew working in support of the science programs have reportedly made a number of ascents, but owing to the authorities’ attitude to such activity details of these climbs are scarce.

Mountains Of Madness

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Author : John A. Long
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2000-01-01

Mountains Of Madness written by John A. Long and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Travel categories.

'This is adventuring and scientific exploration on the cutting edge.' Tim Bowden 'A splendid account of a heroic contemporary expedition to Antarctica.' Tim Flannery, author of The Future Eaters and Throwim Way Leg. 'Suddenly my foot stepped right through the ground and the other foot gave way also. I felt the horrible feeling of falling, with nothing below me, and instinctively thrashed around to suddenly break the fall ... my feet wiggled in the air atop of a bottomless chasm ...' This describes the author's feelings on almost falling into a crevasse on a scientific expedition to Antarctica. Later on that same day he again narrowly escaped death when an avalanche almost buried him. This book is an adventure story. It takes the reader sledging through 700 kilometres of the Transantarctic Mountains, parts of which had never before been explored. There is danger along the way and moments of exhilarating discovery and quiet contemplation. Mountains of Madness is a celebration of Antarctica; its prehistory and recent history, its grandeur and scientific wonders, and the people who have boldly ventured into its most remote places to uncover its deepest secrets.

It S A Dog S Life In Antarctica

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Author : P. M. Otway
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015

It S A Dog S Life In Antarctica written by P. M. Otway and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Scientific expeditions categories.

Story of a young surveyor who achieved his dream of exploring and mapping many of these mountains and glaciers. Arriving at Scott Base in October 1960 for a 16-month assignment, he spent two summer seasons sledging and surveying through the mountains and around the edge of the frigid Polar Plateau -- the spectacular region made famous by Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen half a century earlier. Wintering over between seasons and working with British explorer, Wally Herbert, to look after five teams of huskies, he became nursemaid to their 20 entertaining pups.