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1. Antarctica

   Hawthorn, Vic. : Lonely Planet, 1996-

2. Antarctica : a Biography

   Day, David

   Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2013.

   For centuries it was suspected that there must be an undiscovered continent in the southern hemisphere. But explorers failed to find one. On his second voyage to the Pacific, Captain Cook sailed further south than any of his rivals but still failed to sight land. It was not until 1820 that the continent's frozen coast was finally sighted. Territorial rivalry intensified in the 1840s when British, American, and French expeditions sailed south to chart further portions of the continent that had come to be called Antarctica. For the nearly two centuries since, the race to claim exclusive possessi.For centuries it was suspected that there must be an undiscovered continent in the southern hemisphere. But explorers failed to find one. On his second voyage to the Pacific, Captain Cook sailed further south than any of his rivals but still failed to sight land. It was not until 1820 that the continent's frozen coast was finally sighted. Territorial rivalry intensified in the 1840s when British, American, and French expeditions sailed south to chart further portions of the continent that had come to be called Antarctica. For the nearly two centuries since, the race to claim exclusive possession of Antarctica has gripped the imagination of the world. Antarctica: A Biography is the first ever major international history of this forbidding continent - from the eighteenth century voyages of discovery to the fierce rivalries of today, as governments, scientists, environmentalists, and oil companies compete for control. On one level it is the story of explorers battling the elements in the most hostile place on earth as they strive for personal triumph, commercial gain, and national glory. On a deeper level, it is the story of nations seeking to incorporate the Antarctic into their own national stories - and to claim its frozen wastes as their own.

   Online EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection

3. Antarctica

   First edition. - Oxford, England ; Elmsford, New York : Published in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources by Pergamon Press, 1985.

   Antarctica, a vast land remote from the other continents and still the least known of them all, provides a unique international laboratory for science. Despite the costs, a growing number of countries are supporting basic scientific research on the continent and in its surrounding seas. Our knowledge of life in this extreme environment, although limited, suggests that it is a key environment for many areas of science. Potential economic developments for food and minerals as well as increasing political complications might jeopardise the present scientific accord in the future. Now is the t.

   Online ScienceDirect

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1. Antarctic region

   United States. Central Intelligence Agency

   1984

   Relief shown by shading and spot heights. Also shows research stations and the countries operating them. Includes index to "Stations in the Antarct...

2. Antarctica: research stations and territorial claims.

   United States. Central Intelligence Agency

   1984

   Relief shown by shading. Includes inset of "Antarctic Peninsula." "700681 (543391) 1-84."

3. Antarctica: research stations and territorial claims

   United States. Central Intelligence Agency

   1984

   Relief shown by shading. Includes inset of "Antarctic Peninsula." "700681 (543391) 1-84."