Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent
- ISBN-10
- 0151015201
- ISBN-13
- 9780151015207
- Series
- Antarctica
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- Gabrielle Walker
Description
A profile of Antarctica and its indigenous life traces the history of regional exploration and the science currently being conducted there while explaining how Antarctica reveals key insights into the planet's environmental future.
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- 2013-01-15
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- 2022-03-07
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