. Chapters on snow, climate, the upper atmosphere, birds, whales and whaling, seals, islands, polar transport. Appendices including the Antarctic Treaty of 1959. Written from unrivalled resources of the Scott Polar Research Institute by the Librarian/Information Officer this book remains an unexcelled basic volume for a complete grounding in the history of exploration as well as political agreements between 12-nations respecting its neutrality.
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An annotated listing of books, atlases, journal articles, conference papers, and other references, on the region. Selections cover topics such as geography and natural history, geopolitics, environmental management, economic resources and development, communications, imaginative literature, and the arts. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portlan
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