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Antarctica Crusing Guide. Journey to the ends of the earth
por Carey, Peter; Franklin, Craig
ISBN: 9780958262941
Fecha de la edición: 2006
edition reimp. 2007
Pages 234 págs.
book summary
Introducing Antarctica:
The frozen continent
Physical Antarctica
Importance of latitude
Big ice
Geology
Political Antarctica.
Places:
Drake Passage
South Shetland Islands
Point Wild, Elephant Island
Bailey Head, Deception Island
Pendulum Cove, Deception Island
Half Moon Island
Hannah Point, Livingston Island
King George Island
Arctowski Station, King George Island
Yankee Harbour, Greenwich Island
Aitcho Islands
Antarctic Peninsula:
Antarctic Sound
Hope Bay
Brown Bluff
Paulet Island
Cuverville Island
Paradise Harbour
Waterboat Point, Paradise Harbour
Brown Station, Paradise Harbour
Neumayer Channel
Port Lockroy
Neko Harbour
Petermann Island
Gerlache Strait.
Life in Antarctica:
The terrestrial ecosystem
Plants
Land-based animals
The marine ecosystem
The Southern Ocean
The marine food web
Plankton
Sea-floor-dwelling organisms
Fish
Other vertebrates.
Birds
Mammals
Threats to Antarctic Conservation