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The Franz Josef Land Archipelago

Author : E.B. Baldwin
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476606625
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Franz Josef Land Archipelago written by E.B. Baldwin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Franz Josef Land is a forbidding place, isolated by geography and history. Lying above the Arctic Circle in the northernmost province of Russia, this remote series of islands was only discovered by Westerners in 1873, and remains little known today. A few intrepid explorers ventured there in the late 19th century as a stepping-stone in attempts to reach the North Pole. Chicago journalist Walter Wellman led the first American expedition to the archipelago as part of a polar expedition in 1898-1899. His second-in-command, Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, kept a journal documenting their trip. This previously unpublished journal reveals much about one of the last great periods of exploration--including the violence, chicanery, and racism that characterized much of American exploration and expansion. Baldwin's journal, reproduced here, paints a more realistic picture of the expedition than did Wellman's communiques sent home for mass consumption. Correspondence between Baldwin and Wellman is included, and expedition notes list the supplies carried, descriptions of geographic features observed in the course of the trip, and the doctor's notes on treatments, remedies and supplies. Editor P.J. Capelotti provides an extended introduction, and the text is illustrated with maps, depictions of dramatic events occurring on the trip, and several photographs.

The Geology of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago

Author : Peter Franklin Rawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book The Geology of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago written by Peter Franklin Rawson and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Environment and Ecosystems of the Franz Josef Land (archipelago and Shelf)

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Environment and Ecosystems of the Franz Josef Land (archipelago and Shelf) written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Svalbard

Author : Roger Norum
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1784770477
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Svalbard written by Roger Norum and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bradt guide to Svalbard (Spitsbergen), including Franz Josef Land and Jan Mayen, is a unique, standalone guidebook to this evocative Arctic archipelago, a place that is plunged into darkness for four months each year and where there are 4,000 snow scooters for a population of just 2,500. This new sixth edition has been thoroughly updated throughout and offers new material on everything from adventure tours to accommodation, environmental change to restaurants. Also covered are the restoration of Barentsburg and the opening of Svalbard's historic mines to visitors. Newly updated and amended, this edition reflects important recent changes in the archipelago, making it the perfect guide to a quintessential bucket-list destination. Possibly the most remote destination in the developed world, Svalbard is as off the beaten track as you can get in Europe today. A destination where there are more polar bears than people, Svalbard is the planet's most northerly settled land and the top (if not the end) of the world. It was on and around Svalbard that most of David Attenborough' Frozen Planet was filmed. A trip to Svalbard easily lends itself to notching up geographic superlatives (most northerly kebab, most northerly souvenir shop, etc) and adventurous travellers seek out experiences such as husky driving and hikes across the permafrost, charmed by the island law that requires everyone to carry a rifle anywhere outside of Longyearbyen, a constant reminder of Svalbard's 3,000-strong polar bear population. The main tourist period falls in Svalbard's brief summer, from June to August, when it's light around the clock and not very cold. However, increasingly popular for winter sports - especially because the next few years will enjoy unusually high Northern Lights activity - are the so-called 'light winter' months (March-May), when there is both sunlight and snow. The winter season itself (November/December-March) offers many possibilities for outdoor adventure - and the polar night is an experience in itself. Despite winter temperatures that can drop to over 40 below zero, Svalbard's glorious mountains, majestic fjords and sprawling valleys are the perfect setting for adventurous journeys out to the back of beyond, giving visitors a unique vantage point on a unique tourist destination. This brand-new edition of Svalbard provides all of the practical and background information you'll need to explore this wild place, turning the hostile into the hospitable. Bradt's Svalbard is written by Roger Norum, an expert in the region who writes regularly on northern Norway for the press and who teaches Norwegian language and translation at University College London. He is also a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, where he carries out research on the links between tourism, travel writing and environmental change in the European Arctic.

The Franz Josef land archipelago

Author : Robert Kostka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Franz Josef land archipelago written by Robert Kostka and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Greatest Show in the Arctic

Author : Peter Joseph Capelotti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780806152226
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Show in the Arctic written by Peter Joseph Capelotti and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines the American exploration of Franz Josef Land between 1898 and 1905, when three expeditions launched from the archipelago in attempt to reach the geographic North Pole, but ended in failure: the Wellman expedition run by Walter Wellman, a Chicago journalist and bon vivant in search of fame; the Baldwin-Ziegler expedition, led by Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, a Midwestern government meteorologist; and the Fiala-Ziegler expedition, run by Anthony Fiala, a photographer and graphic artist in search of God."--Provided by publisher.

Spitsbergen: Svalbard, Franz Josef, Jan Mayen, 3rd

Author : Andreas Umbreit
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781841620923
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Spitsbergen: Svalbard, Franz Josef, Jan Mayen, 3rd written by Andreas Umbreit and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen (locally referred to as Svalbard) is an antidote to modern-day life. Svalbard: The Bradt Travel Guide introduces ecotravelers to this fascinating part of the world; its intriguing land features, and the magical display of northern lights make it ideal for cruises, wilderness exploration, wildlife watching, and extreme sports. The guide is packed with essential information on travel preparations and local knowledge for those braving the Arctic elements. This guide features: >All the islands of the region that make up Svalbard territory, including Franz Josef Land and the tiny volcanic island of Jan Mayen >Nature and conservation, including polar bears, Arctic foxes, reindeer, and migratory birds >A survival guide to the Arctic with advice on getting outfitted for exploration >Getting there and traveling around, cruise options and internal travel by skidoos and sleds >A wide range of sports, including climbing, hiking, trekking, skiing, riding, and hunting >A background to the climate and geology of the region

Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic

Author : JaapJan Zeeberg
Publisher : JaapJan Zeeberg
ISBN 13 : 9051705638
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Climate and Glacial History of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago, Russian Arctic written by JaapJan Zeeberg and published by JaapJan Zeeberg. This book was released on 2002 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book on the climate and Quaternary geology of Novaya Zemlya since 1924. This volume also presents the results of a search for sixteenth century navigator Willem Barents along Novaya Zemlya's northern shores, and a synopsis of the exploration of the region after the "Little Ice Age." Appendices and tables summarize the occurrence of bird species and reindeer, as well as the spread of radioisotope contaminants following nuclear weapons tests since 1954. This title is a Rozenberg Publishers title.

The Greatest Show in the Arctic

Author : P. J. Capelotti
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806154462
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Show in the Arctic written by P. J. Capelotti and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gilded Age America, Arctic explorers were fabulous celebrities—assured of riches and near-immortality so long as they reached the North Pole first. Of the many attempts to meet that goal, three American expeditions, launched from the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land, ended in abject failure, their exploits consigned to near-oblivion. Even so, these ventures—the Wellman expedition (1898–99), the Baldwin-Ziegler (1901–2), and the Fiala-Ziegler (1903–5)—have much to tell us about the personalities, politics, and economics of exploration in their day. In The Greatest Show in the Arctic, the first book to chronicle all three expeditions, P. J. Capelotti explores what went right and what, in the end, went tragically wrong. The cast of colorful characters from the Franz Josef Land forays included Walter Wellman, a Chicago journalist and bon vivant running from debts, his mistress, and an illegitimate daughter; Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, a deranged meteorologist with a fetish for balloons and a passion for Swedish conserves; and Anthony Fiala, a pious photographer in search of God in the Arctic. Featuring an international cast of supporting characters worthy of a three-ring circus, The Greatest Show in the Arctic follows each of the three expeditions in turn, from spectacular feats of financing to their bitter ends. Along the way, the explorers accumulated considerable geographic knowledge and left a legacy of place-names. Through close study of the expeditions’ journals, Capelotti reveals that the Franz Josef Land endeavors foundered chiefly because of poor leadership and internal friction, not for lack of funding, as historians have previously suspected. Presenting tales of noble intentions, novel inventions, and epic miscalculations, The Greatest Show in the Arctic brings fresh life to a unique and underappreciated story of American exploration.

Flight to the Top of the World

Author : David L. Bristow
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803296789
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Flight to the Top of the World written by David L. Bristow and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his day Walter Wellman (1858–1934) was one of America’s most famous men. To his contemporaries, he seemed like a character from a Jules Verne novel. He led five expeditions in search of the North Pole, two by dogsled and three by dirigible airship, and in 1910 made the first attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air—which the self-styled expert on aerial warfare saw as a mission of world peace. He endured hardships, cheated death on more than one occasion, and surrounded himself with a team of assistants as eccentric and audacious as he was. In addition to his daring adventures, Wellman became a nationally known political reporter and unofficial spokesman for the McKinley and Roosevelt administrations. He was not the first newspaper-sponsored adventurer, but more than any of his predecessors he turned exploration into a real-time media event, and his reputation both flourished and suffered because of it. Wellman lived during a time of rapid social and technological change, when explorers were racing to fill in the last remaining blank spots on the map and when aviation promised to fulfill humanity’s greatest hopes and darkest fears. Flight to the Top of the World is a window into Wellman’s time and illuminates many of its dreams and contradictions.

Where's Walrus?

Author : Stephen Savage
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0439700493
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Where's Walrus? written by Stephen Savage and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wordless picture book, follow Walrus on a happy-go-lucky spree through the big city, as he tries on different hats to disguise himself from the chasing zookeeper.

The Western Arctic Seas Encyclopedia

Author : Igor S. Zonn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319255811
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book The Western Arctic Seas Encyclopedia written by Igor S. Zonn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Encyclopedia is designed to accumulate and systematize our knowledge about the unique natural water areas - the Barents, White and Kara seas, their wealth, the events that took place on its waters and shores, and the remarkable people whose lives were and are closely intertwined with the seas. The Encyclopedia contains about 900 terms and concepts related to the seas. It describes geographical features: rivers, lakes, straits, bays; provides information about towns, seaports, transport communications, basic aquatic biological species, nature reserves, national and international programs for the study of the sea, research institutes, historical monuments, activities of prominent explorers and travelers, researchers and scientists. The Encyclopedia includes a chronology of major historical events connected with the Western Arctic seas for more than 1200 years.

Environment and Ecosystems of Franz Josef Land (Archipelago and Shelf).

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Environment and Ecosystems of Franz Josef Land (Archipelago and Shelf). written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

1992 Proceedings, International Conference on Arctic Margins

Author : Dennis K. Thurston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book 1992 Proceedings, International Conference on Arctic Margins written by Dennis K. Thurston and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pristine Seas

Author : Enric Sala
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426216114
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Pristine Seas written by Enric Sala and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala takes readers on an unforgettable journey to 10 places where the ocean is virtually untouched by man, offering a fascinating glimpse into our past and an inspiring vision for the future. From the shark-rich waters surrounding Coco Island, Costa Rica, to the iceberg-studded sea off Franz Josef Land, Russia, this incredible photographic collection showcases the thriving marine ecosystems that Sala is working to protect. Offering a rare glimpse into the world's underwater Edens, more than 200 images take you to the frontier of the Pristine Seas expeditions, where Sala's teams explore the breathtaking wildlife and habitats from the depths to the surface--thriving ecosystems with healthy corals and a kaleidoscopic variety of colorful fish and stunning creatures that have been protected from human interference. With this dazzling array of photographs that capture the beauty of the water and the incredible wildlife within it, this book shows us the brilliance of the sea in its natural state."--

Svalbard

Author : Andreas Umbreit
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1841624594
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Svalbard written by Andreas Umbreit and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2013 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of the most in-depth guide available to the most remote area of the Scandinavian Arctic, from ends-of-the-earth wilderness adventures to fascinating insight into the flora, fauna and natural landscapes. The perfect guide to the perfect bucket-list destination.

Plants of Oceanic Islands

Author : Tod F. Stuessy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107180074
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Plants of Oceanic Islands written by Tod F. Stuessy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.