Download or read book In the Lena Delta written by George Wallace Melville and published by London : Longmans, Green. This book was released on 1885 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appendix: The Melville sled, and equipment for arctic expeditions (food and clothing).
Download or read book Oceanographic History written by Keith Rodney Benson and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a study of knowledge of the sea among indigenous cultures in the South Seas to inquiries into the subject of sea monsters, from studies of Pacific currents to descriptions of ocean-going research vessels, the sixty-three essays presented here reflect the scientific complexity and richness of social relationships that characterize ocean-ographic history. Based on papers presented at the Fifth International Congress on the History of Oceanography held at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (the first ICHO meeting following the cessation of the Cold War), the volume features an unusual breadth of contributions. Oceanography itself involves the full spectrum of physical, biological, and earth sciences in their formal, empirical, and applied manifestations. The contributors to Oceanographic History: The Pacific and Beyond undertake the interdisciplinary task of telling the story of oceanography’s past, drawing on diverse methodologies. Their essays explore the concepts, techniques, and technologies of oceanography, as well as the social, economic, and institutional determinants of oceanographic history. Although focused on the Pacific, the geographic range of subjects is global and includes Micronesia, East Africa, and Antarctica; the bathymetric range comprises inshore fisheries, coral reefs, and the "azoic zone." The seventy-one contributors represent every continent of the globe except Antarctica, bringing together material on the history of oceanography never before published.
Download or read book In the Kingdom of Ice written by Hampton Sides and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street Journal On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette. Heading deep into uncharted Arctic waters, they carried the aspirations of a young country burning to be the first nation to reach the North Pole. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the Jeannette's hull was breached by an impassable stretch of pack ice, forcing the crew to abandon ship amid torrents of rushing of water. Hours later, the ship had sunk below the surface, marooning the men a thousand miles north of Siberia, where they faced a terrifying march with minimal supplies across the endless ice pack. Enduring everything from snow blindness and polar bears to ferocious storms and labyrinths of ice, the crew battled madness and starvation as they struggled desperately to survive. With thrilling twists and turns, In The Kingdom of Ice is a spellbinding tale of heroism and determination in the most brutal place on Earth.
Download or read book The Voyage of the Jeannette written by George Washington De Long and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on De Long's private papers and editor's own recollections and notes.
Download or read book The Humboldt Current written by Aaron Sachs and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cornell University history and American studies professor Aaron Sachs offers a masterly intellectual history of the impact of 19th-century explorer Alexander von Humboldt on American culture and science.
Download or read book H O Pub written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Arctic Pilot 1917 written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Arctic Pilot written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas written by Elizabeth Kemf and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 1993 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous peoples and protected areas all over the world are portraited. The conflict between "modern life" and the lifestyle practised for ages in these areas is discussed
Download or read book Rivers of the World written by James Penn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-12-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivers of the World, vividly written and meticulously researched, is a rich and thorough treatment of some 200 of the world's rivers. In this comprehensive treatment of the major rivers of the world, author James R. Penn's purpose is not just to feature geographic data, but to tell a story of historical drama, poetic significance, and cultural relationships. The book shows glimpses of Chairman Mao boosting his image by swimming in the Yangtze; Indian middlemen residing on both sides of the Columbia River exacting tolls from travelers like Lewis and Clark; and, near the Dordogne in southwest France, Paleolithic cave art, paintings, and designs in rock shelters and subterranean caverns, which are textbook examples of early human creativity and artistic impulse. In nearly 200 entries ranging from a few paragraphs to several pages, Rivers of the World covers all of the great rivers of the world including the Nile, Niger, Amazon, and Mississippi, as well as smaller waterways that illustrate important themes or represent trends. The book includes bibliographies for each river.
Download or read book Sedimentary Crisis at the Global Scale 2 written by Jean-Paul Bravard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great deltas of the globe have been threatened for several decades but their decline now appears to be inevitable; they are receding and losing the fertility that supports their tens of millions of inhabitants. Our deltas are victims of the dramatic deterioration in the volume of continental sediment brought by rivers to the oceans. By nature, deltas are fragile eco- and geological organisms. For centuries, they have been subject to human actions in the Mediterranean and European world, and today a deep crisis is affecting the great tropical deltas. A chapter is also devoted to concerns facing the Mississippi, an “aging delta of the new world”. Sedimentary Crisis at the Global Scale 2 discusses possible strategies to protect the deltas of the world – or at least adapt them and their dependencies to the changes they face. Several models are possible, including comprehensive protection (such as in the Netherlands) and cautious and respectful opening to the forces of the oceans in an environment-first perspective.
Download or read book Berichte zur Polar und Meeresforschung written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Red River and the Tree of Enlightenment written by Mary Randall and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you think Bobbys adventures are over? Think again; not a chance! Get ready for the grand finale of all adventures as you become spellbound in Siberia, The Land that never Sleeps. Little dudes and dudettes hang on to your Lucky Baseball Caps, once again, as you take a leap of faith with Bobby and his pals into the vast and mysterious Siberian wilderness. What happens when you come face to face with a Goligoom? Lets find out, this is a terrific ride, a ride that you will never forget! Its so Rad!
Download or read book Land Ocean Systems in the Siberian Arctic written by Heidemarie Kassens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arctic and its surrounding marginal seas are considered some of the most sensitive elements of the global environment, which may respond rapidly to climate change. However, due to various reasons, our knowledge of the processes which drive the Arctic system today and in the past is still relatively sparse. Based on a multidisciplinary approach, German and Russian scientists describe in this book the natural paleorecords and modern data which were collected over the past 6 years. These marine and terrestrial datasets provide important new insights into the causes, impacts, and feedback mechanisms of this extreme Arctic environment.
Download or read book Nineteenth Century Travels Explorations and Empires Part I Vol 1 written by Peter J Kitson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.
Download or read book Publications written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Academy and Literature written by Charles Edward Cutts Birch Appleton and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
