Dangerous passage : issues in the Arctic /

Over the five hundred or so years that man searched for an elusive sea passage from Europe to Asia through the North American land mass, dozens of ships were lost and hundreds of mariners died. Eventually, a sea route stretching through the waters of the archipelago and along Canada's mainland...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kenney, Gerard I., 1931-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : Natural Heritage Books, 2006.
Temas:
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928 > Travel > Northwest Passage.
Larsen, Henry A. > (Henry Asbjorn), > 1899-1964 > Travel > Northwest Passage.
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928 > Voyages > Nord-Ouest, Passage du.
Larsen, Henry A. (Henry Asbjorn), > 1899-1964 > Voyages > Nord-Ouest, Passage du.
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928.
Larsen, Henry A. > (Henry Asbjorn), > 1899-1964.
Gjøa (Ship)
St. Roch (Schooner)
Gjøa (Navire)
St. Roch (Goélette)
Territory, National > Canada, Northern.
Environmental policy > Northwest Passage.
Territoire national > Canada (Nord)
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Nord-Ouest, Passage du.
TRAVEL > General.
Discoveries in geography.
Environmental policy.
Territory, National.
Travel.
Northwest Passage > Discovery and exploration.
Nord-Ouest, Passage du > Découverte et exploration.
Arctic Ocean > Northwest Passage.
Northern Canada.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Maps; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: Roald Amundsen and the Gjøa, 1903-06; 1. The Silk Road and the Strait of Anian; 2. Preparing for the Great Adventure; 3. Underway at Last!; 4. History of the North Magnetic Pole; 5. The Gjøa's First Winter, 1903-04; 6. The Gjøa's Second Winter, 1904-05; 7. The Gjøa's Third Winter, 1905-06; 8. Amundsen, The Sequel; 9. Nechilli Inuit, The Sequel; PART II: Henry Asbjorn Larsen and the St. Roch, 1928-48; 10. The Early Years; 11. The St. Roch; 12. The Great Assignment, 1940-42: From West to East
  • 13. Back Home Through the Northwest Passage, East to West, 194414. Henry Larsen, The Sequel; PART III: Canadian Sovereignty and the Environment in the Northwest Passage Are at Risk; 15. Canadian Sovereignty and the Environment in the Northwest Passage Are at Risk; 16. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); 17. Sovereignty Is What Sovereignty Does; 18. Attacking the Issues; Appendix I; Appendix II; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author

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