Explorers of the Coldest Places on Earth

Nel Yomtov

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For many decades, courageous men and women have ventured to our planet's foreboding icy regions. These brave explorers risk life and limb in the name of science or for the thrill of adventure. Who are these thrill seekers and why do they do it? Turn the pages to find out!

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781398217737
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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EXPLORERS OF THE COLDEST PLACES ON EARTH
by Nel Yomtov
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Contents
The icy unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 1 Rune Gjeldnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2 Felicity Aston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3 Bernard Buigues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 4 Ann Bancroft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 5 Henry Worsley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 6 Daniel Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Find out more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Words in bold are in the glossary.