5 QUOTES WITH «THE ANTARCTIC»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
the 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.
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 «THE ANTARCTIC»
Discover the use of
the Antarctic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Antarctic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Admiral Richard Byrd: Alone in
the Antarctic
Details the trials of American explorer Richard Byrd over two expeditions to explore Antarctica, including one spent one winter alone in a hut there.
2
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.
3
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.
4
First on
the Antarctic Continent: Being an Account of
the ...
First published in 1901, and illustrated with many photographs, this work illuminates these endeavours."
5
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
6
Implementing
the Environmental Protection Regime for
the ...
This book provides a systematic overview of the implementation issues in sections on jurisdiction, control and enforcement in the Antarctic (Part I), institutional support to the implementation of the Protocol (Part II), normative support ...
7
Encyclopedia of
the Antarctic
Antarctica is the only major part of the Earth's landmass not directly governed by one nation, but under the control of a treaty, with a multitude of acceding nations.
8
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
9
Emperor Penguins of
the Antarctic
Presents an introduction to the emperor penguin of Antarctica, discussing their physical characteristics, group and mating behaviors, and predators.
10
Antarctic Mineral Exploitation:
The Emerging Legal Framework
In this book Professor Orrego Vicuna examines in depth the legal framework as it relates to the exploitation of Antarctic minerals.
Francisco Orrego Vicuña, 1988
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE ANTARCTIC»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
the Antarctic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Prepare for the Antarctic Vortex. That's not a technical term. It's the nickname we've given this weather system, but we're sticking with it. Others, meanwhile, have ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
Sudden melt strikes glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula extends 1,300km into the Southern Ocean. Its northern half is the continent's mildest region, and the effects of a warming climate are ... «Ars Technica, May 15»
Gravity data show that Antarctic ice sheet is melting increasingly faster
The vast majority of that loss was from West Antarctica, which is the smaller of the continent's two main regions and abuts the Antarctic Peninsula that winds up ... «Princeton University, Apr 15»
Rescue operation begins after Australian fishing boat gets stuck in …
Sea ice covers McMurdo Sound next to New Zealand's Antarctic research station of Scott Base. A rescue operation was underway to extract the Antarctic ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Poles apart? Antarctic sea ice hits record high while the Arctic's …
It's a real polar puzzle — why sea ice is on a general decline in the Arctic when it hit a record high in the Antarctic this year. In the face of all the attention on ... «CBC.ca, Oct 14»
Antarctic ice at ALL TIME RECORD HIGH: We have more to learn …
Climate scientists have confessed they are baffled – yet again – by another all-time record area of sea covered by ice around the Antarctic coasts. "What we're ... «Register, Oct 14»
Antarctic ice should set record, but Arctic dwindles
Though the amount of sea ice at the Antarctic should set an all-time record high this month, Arctic ice shrank to its sixth-lowest level on record, scientists from the ... «USA TODAY, Sep 14»
Antarctic Riddle: How Much Will the South Pole Melt?
One of the biggest question marks surrounding the fate of the planet's coastlines is dangling from its underbelly. The melting of the Antarctic ice sheet has long ... «Climate Central, Aug 14»
Global warming computer models confounded as Antarctic sea ice …
The Antarctic surge is so big that overall, although Arctic ice has decreased, the frozen area around both poles is one million square kilometres more than the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
Antarctica: Facts About the Coldest Continent
Lying in the Antarctic Circle that rings the southern part of the globe, Antarctica is the fifth largest continent. Its size varies through the seasons, as expanding sea ... «LiveScience.com, Jul 12»
