Antarctica : a Biography.

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For centuries it was suspected that there must be an undiscovered continent in the southern hemisphere. But explorers failed to find one. On his second voyage to the Pacific, Captain Cook sailed further south than any of his rivals but still failed to sight land. It was not until 1820 that the conti...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Day, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2013.
Temas:
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration.
Antarctica > Environmental conditions.
Antarctica > History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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