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Book Synopsis The History and Range Expansion of Peregrine Falcons in the Thule Area, Northwest Greenland by : Andrew G. Gosler
Download or read book The History and Range Expansion of Peregrine Falcons in the Thule Area, Northwest Greenland written by Andrew G. Gosler and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the discovery and history of the most northern breeding population of Peregrine Falcons in the world, near Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland (75.9–77.6° N). Although the region was explored by scientific expeditions as early as 1818, Peregrines were not documented in the area until the 1930s. By the early 1990s the population had become well established, with a warming climate enabling Peregrines from further south to expand their breeding range northward. Here Burnham and his co-authors present their comprehensive findings on the biology and ecology of this population based on thirteen years of research from 1993 to 2005.
Book Synopsis Late Quaternary Stratigraphy and Glaciology in the Thule Area, Northwest Greenland by : Svend Funder
Download or read book Late Quaternary Stratigraphy and Glaciology in the Thule Area, Northwest Greenland written by Svend Funder and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Northwest Greenland by : Richard Vaughan
Download or read book Northwest Greenland written by Richard Vaughan and published by Orono, Me., U.S.A. : University of Maine Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Northwest Greenland, Richard Vaughan narrates for the first time the little-known history of Avanersuaq, "the place in the farthest north." This small strip on the northwestern coast of Greenland has supported the most northerly human settlement on the globe, and remains one of the last frontiers on earth. Its geography - an arid, desolate sheet of ice on one side, and the sea on the other - has isolated the land and its few inhabitants from the pressures for change experienced in other parts of the world." "In the nineteenth century, explorers were not looking for Avanersuaq: they were en route to other goals - whale hunts off the Canadian coast, the search for the Northwest Passage, or for the missing explorer John Franklin. It is not until Robert Peary's appearance in 1891 that Northwest Greenland becomes a focal point for exploration, anthropological study, and the development of the region's resources." "Vaughan discusses all these topics, and provides information on the quest for Cape York meteorites in the late 1800s, scientific interest in the local Eskimos - the Inuhuit, as they call themselves - and Peary's expeditions across the Inland Ice sheet." "Cultural histories usually give only cursory attention to the environment, but Vaughan integrates the people and their habitat as inextricably as they are linked in nature. Early explorers found in Avanersuaq a strange mixture of ice, desert and rock, with surprising pockets of vegetation, and wildlife that ranged from the narwhal and polar bear to the small dovekie, or little auk. The Inuhuit, they found, used their scarce resources wisely, with a lifestyle that centered on nomadic hunting." "Vaughan takes a careful look at the changes exploration and settlement brought to Avanersuaq and its people, from the prehistoric, subsistence lifestyle of the Inuhuit, to the Danish colonization of northern Greenland in the twentieth century. The construction of Thule Air Base in the 1950s is also given prominent attention. Indeed, Americans bulk large in these pages, which describe the expeditions of Elisha Kent Kane, Isaac Hayes, and Charles F. Hall, as well as Peary's."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Book Synopsis Seismic Survey, Northwest Greenland, 1964 by : Garry K. C. Clarke
Download or read book Seismic Survey, Northwest Greenland, 1964 written by Garry K. C. Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thickness of the Greenland Ice Cap was determined by seismic sounding along the trail from Camp Tuto to Camp Century in Greenland and on traverses northwest and southwest from Camp Century. The average velocity of vertically traveling seismic waves at each shot location was estimated using the first-arrival data from reflection records and the 10-m temperature at each location. The results of three long refraction profiles and measurements of temperature, density, and seismic velocities at the Camp Century drill hole were used to check velocity estimates. An empirical formula from Robin satisfactorily related seismic wave velocities to the temperature and density of the firn and ice. A two-layer glacier model having a homogeneous ice layer overlain by a firn layer in which the P-wave velocity increased linearly with depth was used. (Author).
Book Synopsis Polar Bears in Northwest Greenland by : Erik W. Born
Download or read book Polar Bears in Northwest Greenland written by Erik W. Born and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rationale for this survey was the indication that the catch of polar bears in Northwest Greenland had increased since the early 1990s, simultaneously with marked changes in weather conditions, sea ice cover, and glaciers. Building on information provided by 72 polar bear hunters living in Greenland's towns of Qaanaaq and Upernavik, this study offers important discussions about polar bear biology, polar bear catch, climate change, and the effect of these changes on the polar bears. The survey also presents the demography of the catch of polar bears in the area during 1952-2005, described on the basis of 588 catches.
Book Synopsis Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Thule Area, Northwest Greenland: Faunistics and Taxonomy by : Jean Just
Download or read book Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Thule Area, Northwest Greenland: Faunistics and Taxonomy written by Jean Just and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Holocene Vegetational Development of Tugtuligssuaq and Qeqertat, Northwest Greenland by :
Download or read book The Holocene Vegetational Development of Tugtuligssuaq and Qeqertat, Northwest Greenland written by and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Physical Environment of Nyeboe Land, North Greenland by : Frank O. Ahnert
Download or read book The Physical Environment of Nyeboe Land, North Greenland written by Frank O. Ahnert and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After outlining what is currently known - or can fairly safely be deduced - about weather, climate, geology, and the glaciers and the hydrography of the area, the three major landform regions of Nyeboe Land and their characteristic terrain features are discussed, as well as the terrain of each of the 26 areal sections into which Nyeboe Land has been subdivided. For each of these sections, the possibilities of access and traverse are discussed with the assumption that low-ground pressure tracked motor vehicles would be used as the means of transportation. The sectional terrain analysis is followed by a discussion of the means and routes of access to Nyeboe Land as a whole, of the routes through each area, and of potential major c mp sites. (Author).
Book Synopsis Physical Investigations on the Snow and Firn of Northwest Greenland 1952, 1953, and 1954 by : Carl S. Benson
Download or read book Physical Investigations on the Snow and Firn of Northwest Greenland 1952, 1953, and 1954 written by Carl S. Benson and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Physics of Glaciers by : W. S. B. Paterson
Download or read book The Physics of Glaciers written by W. S. B. Paterson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and expanded version of the second edition explains the physical principles underlying the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets. The text has been revised in order to keep pace with the extensive developments which have occurred since 1981. A new chapter, of major interest, concentrates on the deformation of subglacial till. The book concludes with a chapter on information regarding past climate and atmospheric composition obtainable from ice cores.
Book Synopsis Greenland by : Gill & Alistair Campbell
Download or read book Greenland written by Gill & Alistair Campbell and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2024-07-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New from Bradt, Greenland is the first standalone travel guidebook to the country from a mainstream publisher. Targeted at independent travellers, but equally serving those visiting on organised tours or cruises, this guide combines essential information – such as getting around on an island lacking roads connecting the major settlements – with advice on what to see and do, and where to stay and eat. Every chapter is infused with Greenland’s remarkable combination of pristine nature and traditional culture, which sets it apart from Arctic neighbours – and which makes a trip so rewarding. The world’s twelfth-largest country, but also part of the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland sits near the top of the world, a vast expanse of white in a planet full of green, blue and brown. Today’s visitors relish opportunities for close encounters with immense icebergs and glaciers. The epic scenery provides the backdrop to the numerous activities on offer – from visiting the world’s second-largest ice sheet or taking to the sea in search of thirteen species of whale, and from hiking the 165-km-long Arctic Circle Trail to seeking out polar bears, musk oxen and walruses. Greenland in winter is another world, the endless night brightened by the mesmerising northern lights. It remains a snowy paradise until spring – the best time to travel by dog sled or snowmobile across the frozen tundra. To relax afterwards, why not close your trip with a few days of nature-inspired art, eclectic culture and fine dining in the diminutive capital, Nuuk? Greenland has always been a destination for pioneering explorers, be they the Inuit who arrived from the west, the Norsemen who came from the east or mariners seeking the Northwest Passage. Part of the attraction for today’s visitors is to experience an element of the challenges they faced. Although travel within Greenland can be tricky given limited infrastructure and often adverse weather conditions, it can also be a remarkably easy place in which to travel, with the right planning, a flexible attitude and the right advice – which is precisely where Bradt’s Greenland comes in. Let it be your guide to a truly staggering country.
Download or read book Arctic Homeland written by Mark Nuttall and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Stratigraphy of Northwest Greenland by : Lauge Koch
Download or read book Stratigraphy of Northwest Greenland written by Lauge Koch and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Phytogeographical Study of the Vascular Plants of Norther Greenland - North of 74 Northern Latitude by : Christian Bay
Download or read book A Phytogeographical Study of the Vascular Plants of Norther Greenland - North of 74 Northern Latitude written by Christian Bay and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: .
Book Synopsis The Benthos Zonation of the Disko Fjord, West Greenland by : Michael K. Schmid
Download or read book The Benthos Zonation of the Disko Fjord, West Greenland written by Michael K. Schmid and published by Museum Tusculanum Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greenland written by Niels Elers Koch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greenland is a comprehensive full color book with a myriad of information about the country; it contains maps, and hundreds of photos. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is the patron of Greenland., and Greenlandic and Danish experts across the Unity of the Realm have helped to create a contemporary and detailed picture of Greenland.
Book Synopsis The Shaping of Greenland’s Resource Spaces by : Mark Nuttall
Download or read book The Shaping of Greenland’s Resource Spaces written by Mark Nuttall and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines ideas about the making and shaping of Greenland’s society, environment, and resource spaces. It discusses how Greenland’s resources have been extracted at different points in its history, shows how acquiring knowledge of subsurface environments has been crucial for matters of securitisation, and explores how the country is being imagined as an emerging frontier with vast mineral reserves. The book delves into the history and contemporary practice of geological exploration and considers the politics and corporate activities that frame discussion about extractive industries and resource zones. It touches upon resource policies, the nature of social and environmental assessments, and permitting processes, while the environmental and social effects of extractive industries are considered, alongside an assessment of the status of current and planned resource projects. In its exploration of the nature and place of territory and the subterranean in political and economic narratives, the book shows how the making of Greenland has and continues to be bound up with the shaping of resource spaces and with ambitions to extract resources from them. Yet the book shows that plans for extractive industries remain controversial. It concludes by considering the prospects for future development and debates on conservation and Indigenous rights, with reflections on how and where Greenland is positioned in the geopolitics of environmental governance and geo-security in the Arctic. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental anthropology, geography, resource management, extractive industries, environmental governance, international relations, geopolitics, Arctic studies, and sustainable development.
