At the Mountains of Madness is a science fiction-horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931 and rejected that year by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright on the grounds of its length. It was originally serialized in the February, March, and April 1936 issues of Astounding Stories. It has been reproduced in numerous collections.The story details the events of a disastrous expedition to the Antarctic continent in September 1930, and what was found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University. Throughout the story, Dyer details a series of previously untold events in the hope of deterring another group of explorers who wish to return to the continent.
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 ...
Antarctica
Hales,S.,P.Weinstein,and A.Woodward.1996.“Dengue Fever Epidemics in the South Pacific:Driven by El Nino Southern Oscillation?”Lancet 348. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2000. The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An ...
Plays for Public Places: Gum & Goo, Wesley, Scott of the Antarctic
Costas Meghir and David Phillips suggest that for most married women – other than those with pre-school children–itwould takea 20% increase inthehourly ratetoincrease workedhoursby1 hourperweek.Meghir,CostasandDavidPhillips ...
Charles Wilkes , an American who explored the coast of Antarctica in 1840 . Closer and Closer Over the next 50 years , there was more activity around Antarctica . Whaling boats swarmed around the icy seas . Men who made their living ...
Allen, his neice Karen and her husband Jeff travel to the Antarctic.
Finding Antarctica: Mapping the Last Continent
Novel dealing with an ill-fated Antarctic expedition.
It follows the adventures of the narrator and his journey from the Kerguelen Islands onboard the Halbrane.The story is set in 1839.