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Mingming II & the Islands of the Ice
Roger D. Taylor
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Description for Mingming II & the Islands of the Ice
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 31 black and white photographs, 48 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: TRLN; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Sailing his newly-created yacht Mingming II, Roger ventures into the Baring Sea and explores the islands of north-eastern Svalbard. During the 55-day voyage to waters seldom sailed in, he encounters everything from walruses to inquisitive humpback whales to massive ice cliffs, and nearly rescues a beautiful Russian girl from Bear Island. On his way back he makes his third visit to the island of Jan Mayen, deep in the Norwegian Sea, and there fulfils a long-held ambition. Acutely observational and well-laced with Taylor's wry humour, the book is as much an exploration of what is possible with one man, one ... Read more
Sailing his newly-created yacht Mingming II, Roger ventures into the Baring Sea and explores the islands of north-eastern Svalbard. During the 55-day voyage to waters seldom sailed in, he encounters everything from walruses to inquisitive humpback whales to massive ice cliffs, and nearly rescues a beautiful Russian girl from Bear Island. On his way back he makes his third visit to the island of Jan Mayen, deep in the Norwegian Sea, and there fulfils a long-held ambition. Acutely observational and well-laced with Taylor's wry humour, the book is as much an exploration of what is possible with one man, one ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The FitzRoy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
326g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Waltham Cross, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780955803574
SKU
V9780955803574
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
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