The roof at the bottom of the world, discovering the Transantarctic Mountains, Edmund Stump
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The roof at the bottom of the world, discovering the Transantarctic Mountains, Edmund Stump
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrationsmaps
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The roof at the bottom of the world
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bibliography
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708761579
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Edmund Stump
Sub title
discovering the Transantarctic Mountains
Summary
The Transantarctic Mountains are the most remote mountain belt on Earth, an utterly pristine wilderness of ice and rock rising to majestic heights and extending for 1,500 miles. In this book, Edmund Stump is the first to show us this continental scale mountain system in all its stunning beauty and desolation, and the first to provide a comprehensive, fully illustrated history of the region's discovery and exploration
Table Of Contents
Through the portal : discoveries along coastal Victoria Land -- From the sea to the ice plateau : the crossing of Victoria Land -- Fire, ice, and the magnetic pole : further discoveries in Victoria Land -- Penetrating the interior : discoveries in the central Transantarctic Mountains -- Beyond the horizon : discoveries in the Queen Maud Mountains -- Earth's land's end : the exploration of Scott glacier -- To the IGY and beyond : filling in the spaces
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