Antarctica
- ISBN-10
- 0864154631
- ISBN-13
- 9780864154637
- Series
- Antarctica
- Category
- Antarctica
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Author
- Margaret McPhee
Description
Early explorers - Mawson - Shackleton - Amundsen - International treaties for control of the area - Antarctic Treaty System - Geology - Ice sheets - Climate - Krill and fish - Sea birds and marine animals - Tourism - Protecting the environment - Patagonian tooth-fish - Effects of global warming - Ross Ice Shelf - The ozone hole.
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