Innocents on the ice : a memoir of Antarctic exploration, 1957 / by John C. Behrendt
- Bib ID:
- 2197648
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Behrendt, John C., 1932-
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- Description:
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- Niwot, Colo : University Press of Colorado, 1998
- xviii, 428 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0870814931 (alkaline paper) (cloth)
- Summary:
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"Innocents on the Ice is based on the author's experience and writings as part of a U.S. Navy-supported scientific expedition to establish Ellsworth Station on the Filchner Ice Shelf. This expedition, undertaken from November 1956 to early 1958, coincided with the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958) which ushered in the "scientific age" in Antarctica."--BOOK JACKET. "Drawing on his 40 years of Antarctic research experience, Behrendt explains the changes in scientific activities and environmental awareness in Antarctica today."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Roster of Men at Ellsworth Station, 1957
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Voyage to the Weddell Sea
- 3. Fall
- 4. Winter Begins
- 5. The Long Night Goes On and On and On ...
- 6. The Sun Returns
- 7. Final Traverse Preparations
- 8. Ellsworth to Berkner Island
- 9. Dufek Massif to Korff Island
- 10. Heading for Home.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-408) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1998
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