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Call of the ice: fifty years of New Zealand in Antarctica
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Antarctica has always loomed large in the collective consciousness of New Zealanders: as a backdrop to heroic exploration and legendary 'Kiwi' ingenuity, as a source of fascinating scientific discoveries, and as an inspiration for poetry and art. This book is a celebration of the landscape, history, science and adventure of Antarctica and of the many men and women who have responded to the 'call of the ice'.
Antarctica has always loomed large in the collective consciousness of New Zealanders: as a backdrop to heroic exploration and legendary 'Kiwi' ingenuity, as a source of fascinating scientific discoveries, and as an inspiration for poetry and art. This book is a celebration of the landscape, history, science and adventure of Antarctica and of the many men and women who have responded to the 'call of the ice'.
- GenresScience
248 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
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