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1912

the year the world discovered Antarctica

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An edition of 1912 (2012)

1912

the year the world discovered Antarctica

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1912 was an incredible year, marking the height of the Heroic Age of Exploration. Curiosity about Antarctica was at fever pitch, and in 1912 five teams of intrepid explorers embarked on the greatest race of the era - to travel beyond the edges of the known world and conquer this last great frontier.

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Publisher
Bodley Head
Language
English
Pages
358

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Cover of: 1912
1912: the year the world discovered Antarctica
2013, Pimlico
in English
Cover of: 1912
1912: the year the world discovered Antarctica
2012, Bodley Head
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Table of Contents

Looking polewards : early ventures south
An audacious plan : Ernest Shackleton and the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909
A new land : Robert Scott and the Terra Nova Expedition, 1910-1913
Of reindeer, ponies and automobiles : Roald Amundsen and the Norwegian bid for the South Pole, 1910-1912
The dash patrol : Nobu Shirase and the Japanese South Polar Expedition, 1910-1912
Locked in : Wilhelm Filchner and the second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1912
Ice-cold in Denison : Douglas Mawson and the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913
Marytrs to Gondwanaland : the cost of scientific exploration
Appendix: Lord Curzon's notes.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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London
Other Titles
Nineteen twelve

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
919.8904
Library of Congress
G870 .T87 2012, G870

The Physical Object

Pagination
358 pages, 16 pages of plates
Number of pages
358

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32074447M
Internet Archive
1912yearworlddis0000turn_x8y6
ISBN 10
1847921744, 1448138736
ISBN 13
9781847921741, 9781448138739
OCLC/WorldCat
794136999

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