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Ordeal by Ice

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Description for Ordeal by Ice Hardback.

This richly illustrated book is destined to become the reference book on ships of the Antarctic. Surrounded by some of the most hazardous seas, Antarctica was first sighted less than three centuries ago. Since then, hundreds of ships have voyaged in Antarctic waters, challenged by poorly-charted waters, storms, pack ice, icebergs, and disease. This is the story of these ships, the expeditions they supported, and their subsequent history, from the fifteenth-century fleets of the Ming Emperors of China to the tourist ships and powerful icebreakers of today. Using extensive research in archives, museums, libraries and private sources around the world, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gill
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781848890404
SKU
9781848890404
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Rorke Bryan
Rorke Bryan has had a lifelong interest in Antarctica, triggered by seeing Scott of the Antarctic as an eight-year old in his native Dublin. The son of a merchant mariner, he has visited many parts of the world during his career with the British Antarctic Survey and in environmental conservation, forestry and development at the Universities of Alberta and Toronto. ... Read more

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