Below the Convergence - Voyages Toward Antarctica, 1699-1839 (Paperback)

This wonderfully written book tells of the first Herculean expeditions to Antarctica, from astronomer Edmond Halley s 1699 voyage in the "Paramore" to the sealer John Balleny s 1839 excursion in the "Eliza Scott," all in search of land, glory, fur, science, and profit. Life was harsh: crews had poor provisions and inadequate clothing, and scurvy was a constant threat. With unreliable often homemade charts, these intrepid explorers sailed in the stormy waters of the Southern Ocean below the Convergence, that sea frontier marking the boundary between the freezing Antarctic waters and the warmer sub-Antarctic seas. These men were the first to discover and exploit a new continent, which was not the verdant southern island they had imagined but an inhospitable expanse of rock and ice, ringed by pack ice and icebergs: Antarctica."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	Alan Gurney
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-32904-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Promotions
LSN:	0-393-32904-6
Barcode:	9780393329049

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