Great nations had by 1880 lost interest in the South Polar regions. Decades of tentative exploration had found nothing of strategic or economic significance. Melbourne's men of science wondered otherwise, however, and enthusiastically tried to raise an expedition. They failed in this-yet inspired the first publicly recorded landing on the Antarctic continent, by Henrik Bull and his whaling expedition out of Melbourne. This sensational news led to the first overwintering in Antarctica, by crewman C.E. Borchgrevink's
expedition. McConville describes Australia's early Antarctic explorations, the efforts of Melbourne's Antarctic Exploration Committee, and the daring exploratory voyages of Bull and Borchgrevink.
By:
Andrew McConville Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 370g ISBN:9781922669940 ISBN 10: 1922669946 Publication Date:01 December 2022 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
