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Journey to the bottom of the Earth: fearless teacher tackles the deadly cold and eternal sunlight of Antarctica.(Shakira Brown ): An article from: Ebony by Adrienne P. Samuels, 2008-12-01 Antarctica (Geological Survey professional paper) by Charles Swithinbank, 1988 SEVENTH CONTINENT, Saga of Australasian Exploration in Antarctica 1895-1950 by Arthur Scholes, 1972-01-01 A World of Men : Exploration in Antarctica by Wally Herbert, 1968-01-01 Antarctica: The last continent by Ian Cameron, 1967 The crossing of Antarctica: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-58 by Vivian Fuchs, 1958 The conquest of the south pole: Antarctic exploration, 1906-1931 by J. Gordon Hayes, 1933 Portrait of Antarctica Below the Convergence: Voyages Toward Antarctica 1699-1839 by Alan Gurney, 1998-02-01 Antarctica by Reader's Digest, 1985-10 Deep Freeze: The United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the Origins of Antarctica's Age of Science by Dian Olson Belanger, 2006-10-30 The Voyage of the "Scotia": Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration in the Antarctic Seas by R. N. Rudmose Brown, R. C. Mossman, et all 1978-12-31 A Chronology of Antarctic Exploration: a Synopsis of Events and Activities Until the International Polar Years, 2007 to 2009 by Robert Headland, 2009-01-31 Exploration of "inland ice": Greenland and Antarctica = Die Erforschung der "Inlandeise" : Grönland, Antarktis (Translation - Snow Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment) by Fritz Loewe, 1959

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81. Antarctic Book Stores
    Latest Antarctic News. Interactive and updated daily. all serious students of the history of Antarctic exploration access to the full authentic text.  
    http://www.70south.com/news/947153852/index_html
    
    Extractions: So much interest has been shown to our new books such as The Antarctic Journals of Reginald Skelton, we have created a brand new website to give full details about these books the Authors and the explorers. the site is called The Antarctic Bookshop and it can be found at www.antarcticbookshop.com please let us know what you think of it.

82. Antarctic Aerial Exploration
    After Scott s initial ascent, Antarctic aerial exploration remained inactive until the Polar Reaches The History of Arctic and Antarctic exploration.  
    http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/

83. Erskine Press - Antarctic Titles: Books On Antarctic Exploration, Antarctic Book
    Books on Antarctic exploration, Antarctic books, Roald Amundsen, Shackleton Expedition, South Georgia.  
    http://www.erskine-press.com/antarctic_titles.htm
    
    Extractions: The Exploration of the Sixth Continent The Antarctic wastes have long held a fascination for man. This sixth continent was the last to be explored and its exploration and demystification formed the stuff of legend. The tragic story of Robert Falcon Scott and the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 is known throughout the world. The Erskine Press has published a series of books dealing with the HEROIC AGE OF ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. Some of these books are now out of print but the following are still available and fall into three distinct categories - Diaries, Facsimiles and Translations, plus Miscellanea All the books are copiously illustrated with photographs, line drawings and maps. They are all hardback and cloth bound. The Diaries have pictorial jackets in two colours and are blocked in gold on the spines. The Translations and Facsimiles are cased in accurate reproductions of the originals and blocked in gold, silver or white on front and spine accordingly.

84. The Royal Philatelic Society London - The Polar Postal History Society The Heroi
    The Heroic Era of Antarctic exploration HEJ Evans. Captain Scott to Sir Clement Markham. Following an International Geophysical Congress in 1895 in London  
    http://www.rpsl.org.uk/polar/heroic_era.html
    
    Extractions: The Heroic Era of Antarctic Exploration - H. E. J. Evans Following an International Geophysical Congress in 1895 in London it was resolved that the exploration of Antarctica was the greatest piece of Geophysical Research still to be undertaken and it was urged that this be commenced before the end of the Century. As a result the International exploration of the Continent began. The main objects of the expeditions was scientific research coupled with the race to be first to reach the South Pole and to claim segments of the continent for their country. During the next 40 years, expeditions from many countries, both large and small, were mounted with the South Pole being reached by Amundsen on 14th December 1911 followed by Scott on 18th January 1912. The display covers the heroic Age with covers from most of the expeditions between 1897 and 1922. Some were written or signed by expedition leaders including Amundsen, Bruce, Charcot, Filchner, Mawson, Scott, Shackleton and Wilkins.

85. Cruise Antarctica: The Great Explorers Ernest Shackleton And Robert Falcon Scott
    antarctica. Travel to antarctica. If you want a trip to antarctica we have a great selection.  
    http://www.escortedantarcticatours.com/twentytwo_five/thegreatexplorers.html
    
    Extractions: Tour Summary In February 1911, the first man to reach the South Pole, Roald Amundsen, sailed aboard Fram to a position estimated at 78º 41' S. Although nearly a century has passed, no ship has surpassed that record - yet. During this voyage, which pays homage to the heroic reputations of Antarctic explorers, Quark Expeditions will attempt to set a new record, adding to a long list of firsts about which the Kapitan Khlebnikov can boast. This is your chance to be part of history, in the tradition of Cook, Ross, Scott, Shackleton, and, of course, Amundsen. In addition to a visit to the Bay of Whales, the closest area to the South Pole accessible by ship, you will visit the humbling remains of century old base camps, accompanied by a renowned Antarctic historian. At the same time specialists in marine biology, ornithology and glaciation provide expert commentary on the wildlife and scenery you encounter. If you read the journals written by Antarctic explorers it becomes clear that no Antarctic expedition unfolded exactly as planned. Goals were revised and tasks reassigned to suit the local conditions, and the capabilities of the team members. In keeping with this tradition, our Great Antarctic Explorers expedition will change to take advantage of local conditions and special opportunities that may arise.

86. Gizmag Article: Antarctic Exploration Concept Vehicle For Two
    gizmag is a multiplemedium magazine with a bi-monthly print edition, free downloadable back issues, a free weekly email newsletter and a web site covering  
    http://www.gizmag.com/go/4200/

87. Scotland And The Antarctic: Antarctic Exploration 1926-1952
    Section 2 Antarctic exploration. Antarctic exploration 19261952. Norwegian expeditions 1926-1937 Lars Christensen. Nine expeditions were financed by Lars  
    http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/scotia/vserm/vserm0205.htm
    
    Extractions: Commander Richard Byrd Commander Richard Byrd led the first major American expedition to the Antarctic for 90 years. His base was Little America near the Bay of Whales. The expedition had two ships, three aircraft and 42 men at base camp. Byrd flew over the Queen Maud mountains and then flew over the South Pole on 29 November 1929. Byrd sent a radio message from the South Pole which was picked up by chance in New York - the fastest that news had travelled from the Antarctic at that time. The 16-hour flight had difficulty flying over the Antarctic mountains and had to jettison stores to gain enough altitude. He discovered new territory which he named Marie Byrd Land. Byrd was to lead five expeditions to the Antarctic. He returned to the Antarctic in period 1933-35 on the Scottish whaler

88. Cabinet Magazine Online - A Timeline Of Antarctic Exploration
    A DoIt-Yourself Chronology of Antarctic exploration Compiled by a Reader to Accompany The Worst Journey In the World *. Jan. 1773 James Cook crosses into  
    http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/3/i_antartic.php

89. Antarctic Exploration
    The first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle was Britain’s Captain James Cook. During his expeditions of 2.8 THE HEROIC AGE OF ANTARCTIC exploration  
    http://www.usna.edu/Oceanography/courses/SO426_maksym/text/chapter2_antarctic.ht
    
    Extractions: PART II - ANTARCTIC 2.7 FARTHEST SOUTH As mankind spread out and occupied the surface of the planet, Antarctica has stood out as the ultimate frontier. It is the coldest of the seven continents. There is little exposed soil and virtually no growing season. It is the most isolated of the seven continents. Nowhere on earth can one be farther away from the main centers of human habitation. It is ringed by the stormiest seas on the planet and surrounded, for most of the year, by impenetrable ice. So it is not surprising that up until the nineteenth century virtually nothing was known about Antarctica. The first proposal that land existed around the South Pole came from the ancient Greeks. Their concepts of natural balance and symmetry demanded that there must be land to the south that balanced Europe and Asia, otherwise the world would topple over. This unseen continent came to be called Terra Australis Incognito. The idea was lost for about 2000 years, but came into vogue again around the time of Columbus. Since the northernmost point of the earth was called the Arctic, there must exist at the opposite end of the earth an “anti” arctic. Hence, the name Antarctic.

90. Travel Antarctica Expedition Explore Cruise
    Information about travel and cruises to antarctica.  
    http://travel-antarctica.com/mawson2.html
    
    Extractions: Sir Douglas Mawson (contd) P.2 Mawson had planned to utilise modern technology, in addition to radio he had brought a Vickers REP aircraft but howling gales and mechanical problems kept the plane on the ground. However it did perform some useful tasks on skis as an air-tractor, hauling loads of up to 370 kilos. During a lull in the weather Mawson, Madigan and Ninnis sledged south for nine kilometres where they dug an ice-shelter, which was supplied with food and equipment, brought in by sledging parties and the air-tractor, they named the place Aladdin's Cave. The long dark Antarctic winter closed in and the little group settled down to await the spring, as blizzard after blizzard raged outside, the men grew impatient. Finally in November 1912 five expedition parties set out, Mawson had allocated the most dangerous task to his own group of Dr. Xavier Mertz a Swiss Mountaineer and ski champion, Lieutenant Belgrave E. S. Ninnis and himself. Eighteen Greenland Huskies would pull three sledges; their goal was to penetrate through frozen, unchartered territory as far east as possible. An inspiring legend of courage, endurance and survival would soon be engraved in the annals of Antarctic exploration. In 1954 members of the first Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition landed on mainland Antarctica to commence work on its first station which was subsequently commissioned on 13 February 1954. In honour of the man who had devoted so much to Antarctic exploration and science it was appropriately named Mawson Station.

91. Richard E. Byrd - Courtesy Of: The Antarctic Connection
    Byrd remained a promoter of Antarctic exploration. He merged his plans for a third private expedition with governmental plans and became the commanding  
    http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/history/byrd.shtml
    
    Extractions: Headline News Weather Wildlife/Penguins Science History Shackleton Stations Treaty Expeditions Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) History Main Timeline Richard Byrd I t is not possible to know the history of the polar regions or undertake scientific investigation of the areas without being aware of Admiral Richard E. Byrd or benefiting from his contributions. As a navigational aviator, Byrd pioneered in the technology that would be the foundation for modern polar exploration and investigation. As a decorated and much celebrated hero, Byrd drew popular attention to areas of the world that would become focal points of scientific investigation in numerous disciplines. Finally, as a naval officer Admiral Byrd contributed to the role of government in sponsoring and facilitating research in polar regions and topics. Richard E. Byrd first made his mark in the U.S. Navy. Graduating with the class of 1912 from the U.S. Naval Academy, he served in the battleship fleet until forced into medical retirement in 1916 from the aftereffects of a smashed ankle suffered while a midshipman. Recalled to active duty in a retired status, he organized the Commission on Training Camps. In April 1918 he won his wings as Naval Aviator 608.

92. BSHS News And Events Guide | A Century Of Discovery: Antarctic Exploration And T
    A century of Discovery Antarctic exploration and the Southern Ocean. Announcement A century of Discovery Antarctic exploration and the Southern Ocean  
    http://www.bshs.org.uk/news/displayrecord.php?eventID=477

93. Search Results
    Search By. Title, Author, Keyword, Publisher, ISBN. Search Travel and explorationsAntarctic exploration only. rare books signed books  
    http://www.elephantbooks.com/item_list.asp?category=Travel and Explorations:Anta

94. British Army Antarctic Expedition 2001/02
    The heroic Age of Antarctic exploration started about one hundred years ago and lasted about 35 years. In the1920s and 30s time a small number of scientific  
    http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/plaza/fx95/BAAE1/army_expedition/baae_index.sh
    
    Extractions: The expedition is working closely with The British Antarctic Survey, Scott Polar Research Institute and other Polar bodies. It will undertake a field studies programe which will include the collection of field data for scientific research and conservation. photographer to ensure the quality of image. The expedition has secured the highest level backing including the following;

95. Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau - British Antarctic Territory
    British Antarctic Territory Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration Part II Captain Robert Falcon Scott Issue Date 5 December 2001  
    http://www.falklands.gov.fk/pb/bat/captain-robert-falcon-scott.htm
    
    Extractions: In 1896 the International Geographical Union meeting resolved to concentrate on exploration of the Antarctic. Sir Clements Markham, President of the Royal Geographical Society, proposed a British expedition. Through his unstinting efforts the Discovery Expedition departed on the 6th of August 1901, arriving off the Ross Ice shelf on the 23rd January 1902. Of all the expedition of the time, this was by far the most successful (in terms of geographical discovery and its broad spectrum of scientific endeavour and wealth of results). The design uses a modern map of the Ross Sea Sector coastline and illustrates the extent of the expedition's work. The outward voyage of Discovery is traced in dashed blue; the major sledging journeys of exploration shown in dashed red and the major geographical discoveries are shaded in red. Ice shelves (floating glacier ice) are shown in white, grounded ice in light blue and the sea in dark blue. This expedition added more to your geographical knowledge of the map of Antarctica than any other during the Heroic Era of Antarctic Exploration, including the discovery of King Edward VII Land; the Transantarctic Mountains and the Antarctic ice cap beyond; and the Dry Valleys. The Expedition explored the surface of the Ross Island Shelf, quickly establishing that McMurdo Bay was in fact a sound and that Ross Island was separated from mountains to the west. Its observations fixed the south magnetic pole. The Expedition undertook some 28 scientific sledging journeys together with original research into marine biology, glacisology, meteorology and terrestrial magnetism.

96. Antarctica Adventure
    Explorer II antarctica, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia South Georgia adds another dimension to our Antarctic adventure.  
    http://www.funadventure.com/search/index.cfm?nuts=at&cat=&option=&&lg=en&webpart

97. The Antarctic Collection - RGS Picture Library
    of Antarctic exploration Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton. Scott was the first Antarctic explorer to employ a professional photographer,  
    http://images.rgs.org/antartic.aspx
    
    Extractions: All date ranges Before 1900 After 1940 All regions Africa Americas Antarctica Arctic Circle Asia Europe Everest Middle East All themes Photographer / artist only  Persons shown ANTARCTIC COLLECTION Show all Antarctica images Dumont-D'Urville's expedition to Oceania and Antarctica 1837-1840 British Naval Expedition 1839-43 British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900 National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 (Nimrod) Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910-1912 British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (Ross Sea Party ) 1914-1916 Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-1958 Antarctica - General

98. The Antactica Heritage Trail
    Christchurch became closely associated with Antarctic exploration when Scott and his The collection celebrates over a century of Antarctic exploration,  
    http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Heritage/AntarcticaTrail/
    
    Extractions: Contact Us Site A-Z Quick Answers Jobs at the Council Search Home Christchurch Community The Council ... Services I NTRODUCTION Christchurch has a special relationship with Antarctica and the people who have risked their lives for discovery and knowledge. For almost a century, Christchurch has been the stepping-off point for numerous Antarctic activities. Between 1901 and 1904 the ships Discovery, Morning and Terra Nova of RN Commander Robert Falcon Scott's National Antarctic Expedition, used the port of Lyttelton. Ernest Shackleton's 1907-1909 expedition also used the port, quarantining their animals on Quail Island. While this expedition, aboard the ship Nimrod, failed to reach the South Geographic Pole, it was the first to reach the South Magnetic Pole. Scott returned to Lyttelton in 1910 for a second expedition, however this expedition was ill-fated and Scott and his four companions (Wilson, Evans, Oates and Bowers) perished on their return from the Pole. On Scott's recommendation, Cantabrian J.J. Kinsey was asked by Shackleton to act as his attorney in 1908. In 1910, when the wives of Scott, Wilson and Evans came to Christchurch, Kinsey's home became the centre of the expedition's social life, culminating with the Terra Nova garden party where 'anyone who was anyone' was invited to Kinsey's Clifton property to meet Scott. In 1955 United States ships and aircraft began to use Christchurch as a base for their Antarctic work, which was called Operation Deep Freeze. Deep Freeze was intended to last for four years, but became permanent in 1964 when the US Antarctic Programme was taken over by the US National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programmes. In 1998, the Navy withdrew from the Antarctic after 42 years of service, handing over its mission to the New York State Air National Guard and civilian contractors.

99. Expert Escorts - Abercrombie Kent
    A specialist in maritime history, Antarctic exploration and vertebrate paleontology, he has served as geologist and historian on numerous voyages to the  
    http://www.abercrombiekent.com/index.cfm?navid=3.2.4.2

100. Exploration Chronology
     ANTARCTIC exploration CHRONOLOGY. exploration Chronology. Adventure Travel Birding, Trekking, Wildlife Cultural Overland Safaris. the way to go.  
     http://www.footprint-adventures.co.uk/Arctic regions/exploration.html
     
     Extractions: Dutchman, Dirk Gerritsz reported seeing snow-covered mountains some 500 kilometers from South America after being blown off course while rounding Cape Horn. These were undoubtedly the South Shetland Islands. Unbeknown to Cook, he circumnavigated the Antarctic continent. During this voyage he discovered the South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia Island, but it was his reports of huge populations of fur seals which led directly to the next era of exploration in the Antarctic. From bases in New Zealand, American, European and Russian sealers discovered and started exploiting the fur seals of the Antipodes Islands.

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