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| Title: | Blue Ice
: Travels in Antarctica |
| Author: | Don Pinnock |
| ISBN: | 1770130136 : 9781770130135 |
| Illustrations: | colour photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 170x245mm |
| Pages: | 176 |
| Weight: | .516 Kg. |
| Published: | Juta Publishing (General) - January 2005 |
| List Price: | 19.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Travel writing: Antarctica |
To most people, Antarctica is the white smudge at the bottom of a world map. Few realise that it's almost the size of Africa and that its wild weather and currents dominate the planet. Fewer, still, know that Cape Town has been the gateway to Antarctic expeditions for hundreds of years. Cook, Shackleton, Scott and many more all began their southern voyages from Table Bay. This book explores the frozen continent and the voyages of discovery from an African perspective -- and comes up with some surprising connections.
Preface; Lure of the South; Cook's Tour; The Southern Ocean; Blood & Discovery; Onto the Ice Desert; A Passion for Adventure; Land of the Blizzard; Antarctica Rediscovered; A Matter of Light; Rivers of Ice; Hunting an Emperor; Challenging a Nunatak; Memories of Winter; The Great Nothing; Glossary; Antarctic Chronology.
