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    Reference 3860 (2100)
    Category Antarctic;
    Author Wheeler, Sara
    Title TERRA INCOGNITA: Travels in Antarctica
    Publishing Information London: Vintage,1997. 0099731819
    Description 1st Paperback Edition; xi, 306 pages. Neat previous owners inscription verso front cover otherwise contents clean. Some very minor spotting to prelims and page edges. Sara Wheeler's account of her seven month journey travelling across the ice sheet, through the Transantarctic mountains and across the Antarctic Peninsula with scientists and mavericks from other nations. A modern classic on exploring and understanding the Antarctic, the most uncharted place on our planet. Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions. Through Sara Wheeler, the Antarctic is revealed, in all its seductive mystery. 'Antarctica could hope for no better chronicler: spirited, humorous and highly intelligent, she is also a writer of rare talent' Observer.
    Price £2.50
    Keywords Amundsen, Scott, Cherry-Garrard,polar S1-Ant
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