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antarctic atlas
antarctica
Author_Sara Wheeler
barry lopez arctic dreams
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ernest shackleton
extreme weather
gavin francis
geography
horizon barry lopez
melting ice
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natural history
nature
no one is too small to make a difference
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origin story david christian
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there is no planet b
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Product details
- ISBN 9780099731818
- Weight: 220g
- Dimensions: 130 x 197mm
- Publication Date: 04 Sep 1997
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A modern classic on exploring and understanding the Antarctic, the most uncharted place on our planet.
Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions. Through Sara Wheeler, the Antarctic is revealed, in all its seductive mystery.
'Antarctica could hope for no better chronicler: spirited, humorous and highly intelligent, she is also a writer of rare talent' Observer
Sara Wheeler’s books include the international bestseller Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica, of which the Telegraph reviewer wrote, ‘I do not think there will ever be a better book on the Antarctic.’ The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle, was chosen as Book of the Year by Will Self, Michael Palin, A. N. Wilson and others. She has published two biographies of travellers: Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and Too Close to the Sun: The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton, and was immensely relieved to write about women at last in O My America!. She lives in London.
