6 QUOTES WITH «ANTARCTIC»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
Antarctic.
One of the things that made me persist in the Antarctic in the face of sickening discouragements was my determination to name a portion of the earth's surface after my father.
Rivalry is one of the factors pushing me. While my back was turned, the Norwegians managed to achieve the first Arctic crossing in winter. I didn't want the same to happen in the Antarctic.
The best experience that we have on Earth is the fact that we have scientific stations, weathering over stations down in the Antarctic for almost the entire 20th century to learn how to exist in exceedingly hazardous conditions; and the Moon is far more hazardous than Antarctica. At least they have water there.
There are people who travel because they want to push themselves to physical limits, people who walk across deserts or cycle across the Antarctic - like Ranulph Fiennes, who just does it because it's there. And then there are people like me, who are just genuinely curious about the world.
My Antarctic expedition is just about doable, just feasible and that's what is exciting to me. If I knew it was possible, if I knew I could do it without too much bother, I wouldn't be interested.
I have never suffered under any delusion that saving the whales in the Antarctic sanctuary would be easy, but the one thing I am certain of is that I and my passionate crew of international volunteers will never quit defending life in the seas from poachers, no matter what consequences we must endure to do so.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTARCTIC»
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Antarctic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Antarctic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Governing the
Antarctic: The Effectiveness and Legitimacy of ...
This book examines the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Antarctic Treaty System.
Olav Schram Stokke, Davor Vidas, 1996
2
The
Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to
Antarctic English
This comprehensive guide to the origins and definitions of such words as donga and growler, is supported by more than 15,000 quotations drawn from over 1000 sources. A treat for anyone who's ever dreamed of visiting Antarctica.
Looks at the history of Antarctic exploration, discusses the continent's geography and climate, and describes the kinds of research going on there
D. W. H. Walton, C. S. M. Doake, 1987
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Antarctic Security in the Twenty-first Century: Legal and ...
This book provides a contemporary and innovative approach to Antarctic issues which will be of interest to scholars of international law, international relations, security studies and political science as well as policy makers, lawyers and ...
Alan D. Hemmings, Donald Rothwell, Karen N. Scott, 2012
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Antarctic Marine Geology
A comprehensive single-authored book to introduce students and researchers to the marine geology of the Antarctic.
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Antarctic journal: four months at the bottom of the world
Letters and journal entries from a visit to Antarctica, the windiest, coldest, most forbidding region on earth.
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South with Endurance: Shackleton's
Antarctic Expedition ...
The definitive collection of photographs from the Shackleton expedition includes never-before-published images from the remarkable 1914 expedition to Antarctica.
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International Law and the
Antarctic Treaty System
This book provides an invaluable up-to-date survey of the legal framework for Antarctic activities, written by an author with direct practical experience of the Antarctic Treaty system.
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Chronological List of
Antarctic Expeditions and Related ...
Originally published in 1989, this book lists Antarctic expeditions and related historical events from ancient times to the time of publication.
10
Antarctic oasis: under the spell of South Georgia
The Carrs share their exploration of the Antarctic region and South Georgian coast aboard their yacht as they document and photograph polar wildlife and landscape
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTARCTIC»
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Antarctic is used in the context of the following news items.
Choosing the right crew for Antarctic expeditions
“An Antarctic station is an isolated place, meaning explorers are separated from family and friends and can suffer from loneliness. However, the ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
Antarctic explorer Malcolm Laird dies at Machu Picchu in Peru
Antarctic scientist Malcolm Laird has his final adventure on Machu Picchu in Peru. ... A decorated Antarctic explorer has had his last adventure. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Call to cut krill catch in Antarctic seas
Factory ships are vacuuming Antarctic waters of krill to supply the producers of health supplements and consequently removing a vital food ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
A Washington journal: Using an Antarctic film to highlight climate …
The breathtakingly beautiful images in a new documentary, Antarctica: On the Edge, are meant to appeal to anyone curious about this fragile, ... «Science /AAAS, Jun 15»
$40k grant awarded to NZ Antarctic academic
New Zealand's Antarctic research programme is investing $40,000 in one academic to study the effects of microscopic bugs in Antarctica. «3News NZ, Jun 15»
Conference highlights a bright future for Antarctic research
This week, more than 120 delegates will join New Zealand's largest Antarctic science conference in Christchurch. The diverse programme of ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
Commuting Secrets of Antarctic Orca
Antarctic Type-C orca have learnt that, each summer, an icebreaker makes a shipping channel through the Ross Sea sea ice up to McMurdo ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
Otherworldly Southern Lights Dance Across Dark Antarctic Skies
For the past two weeks, the sunspot known as AR12371 has been out spitting fiery plasma and radio bursts, showering the Earth with epic ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jun 15»
Effects of warming Antarctic waters on fish to be assessed
Antarctic fish are a vital component to the food web that sustains life in the cold Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica. They feed on smaller ... «FIS, Jun 15»
New Method for Weighing Antarctic Ice Confirms Rapid Melting
Researchers at Princeton University have confirmed accelerating rates of loss in the Antarctic ice sheet. If this continues, significant rises in sea ... «From Quarks to Quasars, Jun 15»
