Apun : The Arctic Snow /

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There are some twenty-five words for "snow" in the Inupiaq language. Each word denotes a different kind of snow-fresh powder snow, hard pack, soft snow, very wet snow, or just snow. Such fine distinction is reasonable, for over the centuries, Natives of the Arctic have had to rely on their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sturm, Matthew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Snow.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Science & Nature > Earth Sciences > Weather.
Snow > Arctic regions > Juvenile literature.
Arctic Regions.
Juvenile works.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Snow and Life; Snow Crystals; Changing Snow; Wind; Temperature Gradient; Heat; Snow and People; Iñupiaq Glossary; Acknowledgments.

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