Download or read book Through Ice Fire written by Sarah Laverick and published by Macmillan Publishers Aus.. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Tera Nova are vivid characters in their fateful voyages of discovery. The first and only Australian-built Antarctic flagship, Aurora Australis, and her crews have likewise secured a place in Antarctic history. This is the 30-year story of Aurora Australis and of her diverse charges - crew, technicians, scientists, explorers, writers and artists. It's the tale of a problem-plagued construction, two devastating fires, a crippling besetment in ice and a blizzard-induced grounding in Antarctica. It tells of brave rescue missions of other ships and their grateful crews, and of the heroic administering of medical help while battling life-threatening temperatures and hurricane-force winds. This is a tale of engineering brilliance, team tenacity and human resilience. It brings polar research to life and unveils stunning scientific discoveries. It transforms the Aurora Australis into a compelling character in Australia's chapter of Antarctic history and makes heroes of the men and women who have guided her through the most inhospitable seascapes on earth.

Download or read book Australia and Antarctica written by Australia. Antarctic Division and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Looking South written by Lorne K. Kriwoken and published by Federation Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia has a long, rich and significant history in Antarctic affairs. Since 1933 Australia has asserted a claim to 42 per cent of the continent as the Australian Antarctic Territory. Australia was an original signatory to the 1959 Antarctic Treaty and has subsequently played an active role in international governance of Antarctica under the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). Almost half a century after the adoption of the Antarctic Treaty, and in the first decade of the 21st century, Antarctica is better known but is still not completely understood to science. It has been designated a natural reserve devoted to peace and science and whilst some matters, such as mining, have been put on hold, other issues present both continuing and new challenges. These challenges include the implications for Antarctica of global climate change, and indeed the continent's role in the generation of the world's weather; the environmental, political and ethical implications of increasing human activity in the region; and the goals of maintaining or developing the most appropriate governance mechanisms given the complex legal circumstances. There had been no contemporary analysis of Australia's involvement in Antarctic matters until 1984 when "Australia's Antarctic Policy Options", edited by Professor Stuart Harris, brought together a diverse and intellectually powerful array of Australians focussed on Antarctic law, policy and the social sciences. This volume provided a benchmark by which to measure the tenor of Australia's Antarctic agenda and as such has been of great assistance to the development of Looking South. Consequently, 20 years on Looking South explores how the issues identified have developed, what significant new issues have emerged and how Antarctica is placed in the current political Australian agenda.

Download or read book Australia in Antarctica written by Australia. Antarctic Division and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Island Continents and Supercontinents written by Bruce McClish and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2003 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Island continents -- Introducing Australia -- Australia: land and landforms -- Australia: climate, plants and animals -- Australia: history and culture -- Introducing Antarctica -- Antarctica: land and landforms -- Antarctica: climate, plants and animals -- Antarctica: discovery and exploration -- The making of island continents -- Changes in climate -- Isolation and wildlife.

Download or read book Australia s Antarctic Policy Options written by Stuart Harris and published by Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies Australian National University. This book was released on 1984 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 11 papers concerned with various aspects of Australia's policy options regarding Antarctica including sovereignty, boundaries, mineral resources, fauna, and scientific research.

Download or read book Australia and the Antarctic written by Australia. Antarctic Division and published by . This book was released on 1954* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cephalopods of Australia and Sub Antarctic Territories written by Amanda Reid and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian waters contain the highest diversity of cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopus) found anywhere in the world. They are highly significant ecologically, both as top-level predators and as prey for numerous vertebrates, including fishes, seals, cetaceans and seabirds. Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories is a comprehensive guide covering 226 species, which represent over a quarter of the world’s cephalopod fauna. With an emphasis on identification, this book includes keys, species descriptions, full-colour illustrations and distribution maps, as well as a summary of the biology and behaviour of cephalopods and fisheries information. This is an invaluable tool for researchers and fisheries experts as well as amateur naturalists, fishers and divers.

Download or read book Australia Antarctica and the Law of the Sea written by Australia. Parliament. Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Australia Antarctica and the Pacific written by Kate Darian-Smith and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2006 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history, environment, cultures, economies, and natural resources of Australia, Antarctia, and Oceania.

Download or read book Who Saved Antarctica written by Andrew Jackson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a diplomatic history of a turning point in Antarctic governance: the 1991 adoption of comprehensive environmental protection obligations for an entire continent, which prohibited mining. Solving the mining issue became a symbol of finding diplomatic consensus. The book combines historiographic concepts of contingency, conjuncture and accidental events with theories of structural, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership. Drawing on archival documents, it shows that Antarctic governance is more adaptive than some imagine, and policy success depends on the interplay of normative practices, serendipitous events, public engagement and influential players able to exploit those circumstances. Ultimately, the events revealed in this book show that the protection of the Antarctic Treaty itself remains as important as protecting the Antarctic environment.

Download or read book Australians in the Antarctic written by Australian News and Information Bureau and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Going to Extremes written by Jonathan Chester and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a unique blend of historical and contemporary accounts which highlight the character and humanity of the Australians who discovered and explored the Antarctic.

Download or read book Australia and New Zealand in Antarctica written by Ann Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the key Antarctic explorers, including Scott, Amundsen and Mawson, and outlines Australia and New Zealand's involvement in Antarctica. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

Download or read book Australia in the Antarctic written by Robert Arthur Swan and published by [Parkville, Australia] Melbourne University Press [1961]. This book was released on 1961 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911 1914 written by Douglas Mawson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-01-08 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mawson turned down an invitation to join Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition in 1910; Australian geologist Griffith Taylor went instead. Dawson chose to lead his own expedition, the Australian Antarctic Expedition, to King George V Land and Adelie Land, the sector of the Antarctic continent immediately south of Australia, which at the time was almost entirely unexplored. The objectives were to carry out geographical exploration and scientific studies, including visiting the South Magnetic Pole.