Author: Robert Clancy
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400743211
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Everyone likes maps and maps are always used to illustrate the many books on the Antarctic. Here the focus is reversed with contemporary maps telling the story – one that should be attractive to the widest audience as it is a unique approach complimenting what has gone before and providing something different for all interested in Antarctica.
Mapping Antarctica
Author: Robert Clancy
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400743211
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Everyone likes maps and maps are always used to illustrate the many books on the Antarctic. Here the focus is reversed with contemporary maps telling the story – one that should be attractive to the widest audience as it is a unique approach complimenting what has gone before and providing something different for all interested in Antarctica.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400743211
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Everyone likes maps and maps are always used to illustrate the many books on the Antarctic. Here the focus is reversed with contemporary maps telling the story – one that should be attractive to the widest audience as it is a unique approach complimenting what has gone before and providing something different for all interested in Antarctica.
Antarctic Atlas
Author: Peter Fretwell
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141995610
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ESTWA AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 One of the least-known places on the planet, the only continent on earth with no indigenous population, Antarctica is a world apart. From a leading cartographer with the British Antarctic Survey, this new collection of maps and data reveals Antarctica as we have never seen it before. This is not just a book of traditional maps. It measures everything from the thickness of ice beneath our feet to the direction of ice flows. It maps volcanic lakes, mountain ranges the size of the Alps and gorges longer than the Grand Canyon, all hidden beneath the ice. It shows us how air bubbles trapped in ice tell us what the earth's atmosphere was like 750,000 years ago, proving the effects of greenhouse gases. Colonies of emperor penguins abound around the coastline, and the journeys of individual seals around the continent and down to the sea bed in search of food have been intricately tracked and mapped. Twenty-nine nations have research stations in Antarctica and their unique architecture is laid out here, along with the challenges of surviving in Antarctica'sunforgiving environment. Antarctica is also the frontier of our fight against climate change. If its ice melts, it will swamp almost every coastal city in the world. Antarctic Atlas illustrates the harsh beauty and magic of this mysterious continent, and shows how, far from being abstract, it has direct relevance to us all.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141995610
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ESTWA AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 One of the least-known places on the planet, the only continent on earth with no indigenous population, Antarctica is a world apart. From a leading cartographer with the British Antarctic Survey, this new collection of maps and data reveals Antarctica as we have never seen it before. This is not just a book of traditional maps. It measures everything from the thickness of ice beneath our feet to the direction of ice flows. It maps volcanic lakes, mountain ranges the size of the Alps and gorges longer than the Grand Canyon, all hidden beneath the ice. It shows us how air bubbles trapped in ice tell us what the earth's atmosphere was like 750,000 years ago, proving the effects of greenhouse gases. Colonies of emperor penguins abound around the coastline, and the journeys of individual seals around the continent and down to the sea bed in search of food have been intricately tracked and mapped. Twenty-nine nations have research stations in Antarctica and their unique architecture is laid out here, along with the challenges of surviving in Antarctica'sunforgiving environment. Antarctica is also the frontier of our fight against climate change. If its ice melts, it will swamp almost every coastal city in the world. Antarctic Atlas illustrates the harsh beauty and magic of this mysterious continent, and shows how, far from being abstract, it has direct relevance to us all.
The Mapping of Terra Australis
Author: Robert Clancy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
A guide to early printed maps of Australia, Antarctica and the South Pacific.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
A guide to early printed maps of Australia, Antarctica and the South Pacific.
Atlas of Antarctica
Author: Ute Christina Herzfeld
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540434573
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The CD-ROM contains all the atlas maps and elevation models.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540434573
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The CD-ROM contains all the atlas maps and elevation models.
Antarctica - National Geographic
Author: National Geographic Maps
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780792250128
Category : Reading (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
National Geographic Wall Maps offer a special glimpse into current and historical events, and they inform about the world and environment. Offered in a variety of styles and formats, these maps are excellent reference tools and a perfect addition to any home, business or school. There are a variety of map options to choose from, including the world, continents, countries and regions, the United States, history, nature and space.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780792250128
Category : Reading (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
National Geographic Wall Maps offer a special glimpse into current and historical events, and they inform about the world and environment. Offered in a variety of styles and formats, these maps are excellent reference tools and a perfect addition to any home, business or school. There are a variety of map options to choose from, including the world, continents, countries and regions, the United States, history, nature and space.
Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings
Author: Charles H. Hapgood
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
ISBN: 9780932813428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Hapgood utilizes ancient maps as concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization existing many thousands of years before ancient Egypt. Hapgood concluded that these ancient mapmakers were in some ways much more advanced in mapmaking than any people prior to the 18th century. Hapgood believes that they mapped all the continents. This would mean that the Americas were mapped thousands of years before Columbus. Antarctica would have been mapped when its coasts were free of ice. Hapgood supposes that there is evidence that these people must have lived when the Ice Age had not yet ended in the Northern Hemisphere and when Alaska was still connected with Siberia by the Pleistocene, Ice Age 'land bridge'.
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
ISBN: 9780932813428
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Hapgood utilizes ancient maps as concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization existing many thousands of years before ancient Egypt. Hapgood concluded that these ancient mapmakers were in some ways much more advanced in mapmaking than any people prior to the 18th century. Hapgood believes that they mapped all the continents. This would mean that the Americas were mapped thousands of years before Columbus. Antarctica would have been mapped when its coasts were free of ice. Hapgood supposes that there is evidence that these people must have lived when the Ice Age had not yet ended in the Northern Hemisphere and when Alaska was still connected with Siberia by the Pleistocene, Ice Age 'land bridge'.
Antarctica
Author: Mel Friedman
Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
ISBN: 9780531218266
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the continent of Antarctica, its geographical features, visitors, and animals.
Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
ISBN: 9780531218266
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the continent of Antarctica, its geographical features, visitors, and animals.
Antarctica
Author: David McGonigal
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
An Illustrated guide to Antarctica's environment, geography, wildlife, and history.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
An Illustrated guide to Antarctica's environment, geography, wildlife, and history.
End of the Earth
Author: Peter Matthiessen
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"Matthiessen chronicles two voyages into the frozen seas that surround a landmass larger than the continental United States, most of it buried under eternal snow and ice as much as three miles deep. Ninety percent of the world's fresh water is locked in this immense ice cap, a remote region profoundly important to our environment. The author addresses the subject with authority and passion, discussing everything from global warming and the ozone layer to the vital role of krill, the teeming crustacean that is the cornerstone of the marine food chain." "Nature lovers - birders especially - will be fascinated by descriptions of more than half of the penguin species and an astonishing array of seabirds, from tiny storm-petrels to magnificent albatrosses, which may soar for years without alighting on land; here too are close encounters with whales, leopard seals, and elephant seals, and elusive creatures such as the oceanic orca. There are also remarkable descriptions of the seldom seen polar rookeries where thousands of emperor penguins stand motionless for months at a time, brooding their giant eggs through the long, cold darkness of Antarctic winter."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: National Geographic Society
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
"Matthiessen chronicles two voyages into the frozen seas that surround a landmass larger than the continental United States, most of it buried under eternal snow and ice as much as three miles deep. Ninety percent of the world's fresh water is locked in this immense ice cap, a remote region profoundly important to our environment. The author addresses the subject with authority and passion, discussing everything from global warming and the ozone layer to the vital role of krill, the teeming crustacean that is the cornerstone of the marine food chain." "Nature lovers - birders especially - will be fascinated by descriptions of more than half of the penguin species and an astonishing array of seabirds, from tiny storm-petrels to magnificent albatrosses, which may soar for years without alighting on land; here too are close encounters with whales, leopard seals, and elephant seals, and elusive creatures such as the oceanic orca. There are also remarkable descriptions of the seldom seen polar rookeries where thousands of emperor penguins stand motionless for months at a time, brooding their giant eggs through the long, cold darkness of Antarctic winter."--BOOK JACKET.
The Geography Coloring Book
Author: Wynn Kapit
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780321032812
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This unique educational tool introduces the countries of the world and the states of the United States to students. Each section begins with a plate containing a political map, a physical map, and regional maps. Through active participation, coloring the maps, students gain a broader understanding of the material and retain more information.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780321032812
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This unique educational tool introduces the countries of the world and the states of the United States to students. Each section begins with a plate containing a political map, a physical map, and regional maps. Through active participation, coloring the maps, students gain a broader understanding of the material and retain more information.