Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen

Author: Julie Karner

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9780778724322

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A look at the life of Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian adventurer who explored polar regions and led the first successful expedition to the South Pole.

The Soviet Arctic
The Soviet Arctic

Author: Pier Horensma

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 113493663X

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The Soviet Arctic is the first book to consider Soviet policy in this area from an historian's point of view. Horensma assesses the importance of historic legacies to current Soviet Arctic policy and their consequences on an international level. The book also discusses the significance of historic precedents in the determination of polar sovereignty.

Arctic obsession
Arctic obsession

Author: Alexis S. Troubetzkoy

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1554889316

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From early medieval times to the twenty-first century, what has been the beguiling attraction of the North? This book dwells on contemporary issues besetting the most fragile part of our globe - global warming and environmental, ecological and geo-political concerns. It also provides an overview of the Arctic region, from Canada to the North Sea.