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The Frozen Zone and its Explorers - A Comprehensive Record of Voyages, Travels, Discoveries, Adventures and Whale-Fishing in the Arctic Regions for One Thousand Years (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,819
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The Frozen Zone and its Explorers - A Comprehensive Record of Voyages, Travels, Discoveries, Adventures and Whale-Fishing in the Arctic Regions for One Thousand Years (Paperback)

Alexander Hyde, A.C. Baldwin, W. L. Gage

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

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This account by three American authors of one thousand years of exploration in the Arctic regions, culminating in the voyage and loss of the U.S.S. Polaris in 1872, was published in 1874. The work, which is derived from many earlier published accounts, begins with a short and highly sentimental biography of the famous American explorer Elisha Kane (whose own works are reissued in this series). It continues with the geography of the Arctic regions, and the voyages of the Vikings and early modern explorers, describing the activities of the whaling fleets as well as the oceanographic and scientific researches of the naval expeditions from many countries seeking the North-West Passage. This is a useful and readable synthesis, which ends with a stirring appeal to the British Admiralty to resume the work of polar exploration which had gone into decline after the end of the official search for Sir John Franklin.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Release date: July 2014
Editors: Alexander Hyde • A.C. Baldwin • W. L. Gage
Dimensions: 217 x 140 x 55mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 886
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-07488-9
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography
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LSN: 1-108-07488-X
Barcode: 9781108074889

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