Terra Incognita: Travels in AntarcticaJ. Cape, 1996 - Всего страниц: 306 Sara Wheeler was the first woman selected by the American government to be the Writer in Residence at the US South Pole Station. She spent six weeks at the pole. In this book she reveals how people live on the bases and how the landscape affects them. |
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... camp dynamics , and if he got tired , the whole camp began to deteriorate . The fact that it was a harmonious , well - oiled camp with its own distinct culture was in large measure a tribute to him . One afternoon I crouched next to ...
... camp dynamics , and if he got tired , the whole camp began to deteriorate . The fact that it was a harmonious , well - oiled camp with its own distinct culture was in large measure a tribute to him . One afternoon I crouched next to ...
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... camp further inland . ' They can drop you off , ' she said cheerily . ' Happy New Year . ' An hour later I was clamped into the back of a helicopter following McMurdo Sound in the direction of Terra Nova Bay and listening to the pilots ...
... camp further inland . ' They can drop you off , ' she said cheerily . ' Happy New Year . ' An hour later I was clamped into the back of a helicopter following McMurdo Sound in the direction of Terra Nova Bay and listening to the pilots ...
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... camp was probably the largest on the continent . Fifty people were based here for most of the summer season , working on four separate geological projects . Often small groups temporarily left camp , travelled over the ice sheet on ...
... camp was probably the largest on the continent . Fifty people were based here for most of the summer season , working on four separate geological projects . Often small groups temporarily left camp , travelled over the ice sheet on ...
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