Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica
- ISBN-10
- 0375753389
- ISBN-13
- 9780375753381
- Series
- Terra Incognita
- Category
- Travel
- Pages
- 351
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Modern Library (Paperback)
- Author
- Sara Wheeler
Description
The first woman ever sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation in Antarctica offers a sharply observed, lively account of expeditions into the wilderness of Antarctica, including her own. 10,000 first printing.
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