Through ice & fire : the adventures, science and people behind Australia's famous icebreaker Aurora...
Through ice & fire : the adventures, science and people behind Australia's famous icebreaker Aurora...
Through ice & fire : the adventures, science and people behind Australia's famous icebreaker Aurora Australis / Sarah Laverick.
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Publisher
Sydney, New South Wales : Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd, 2019.
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H 2019/3574
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxi, 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map, portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Limited general arrangement plan of the Aurora Australis -- Map of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean -- Glossary -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Author's note -- Preface -- Introduction A new era -- Chapter one The birth of a legend -- Chapter two A shaky start -- Chapter three To the ice edge and...
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Publisher
Sydney, New South Wales : Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd, 2019.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Summary
The wild and desolate expanses of Antarctica have been the setting for many famous exploits and misadventures: a place where every decision has life-or-death consequences. Legendary explorers such as Shackleton, Mawson and Scott continue to inspire to this day, and their faithful ships, the Endurance, Aurora and Terra Nova are vivid characters in t...
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Through ice & fire : the adventures, science and people behind Australia's famous icebreaker Aurora Australis / Sarah Laverick.
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Includes bibliographical references (317-326 pages) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019.
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H 2019/3574
Record Identifier
74VKV5OrolRZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5OrolRZ
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ISBN
9781760554798 paperback
DDC
623.81280222
MMS ID
991024268114702626
