An Adventurer's Guide to Antarctica and the Subantarctic

An Adventurer's Guide to Antarctica and the Subantarctic Islands

â€œIt seems as though we were truly at the worldâ€™s end and were bursting in on the birthplace of the clouds and the nesting home of the four winds,â€ wrote Sir Ernest Shackleton in 1909 as he and three companions trudged toward the South Pole. Cold, in all its brutal guises, shadowed the men with a presence that killed the unprepared, the careless, or the weary. It hovered inside canvas tents, crept into reindeer sleeping bags, and marked faces with hard white patches, pale emblems of the landscapes that these men explored.
This guidebook describes the continentâ€™s natural and manmade edifices and weaves the history of human exploration into each location. Here are the beaches where barefoot sealers slaughtered fur seals and in turn exposed the pathos of the human heart. On Cape Evans in the Ross Sea Region, a lone hut stands. Inside, rough furnishings offer poignant glimpses into the explorersâ€™ lives. Stiff, hand-knitted wool socks dangle from a top bunk; empty stalls still retain the scent of ponies, mules, and fodder.
Part I presents an overview of the natural and human history of Antarctica. Part II describes many historic locations in each of the four Antarctic regions--the Antarctic Peninsula, the Weddell Sea Region, the Ross Sea Region, East Antarctica and the South Pole--and the Subantarctic Islands. Part III includes the practicalities for Polar journeys. Travel resources, a glossary, a detailed bibliography, a brief section about the author, and reviews of her first book complete this work.
Country USA
Manufacturer Amazon for the Kindle
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2009-03-13
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Amazon for the Kindle
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2009-03-13
Format	Kindle eBook

An Adventurer's Guide to Antarctica and the Subantarctic Islands

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