PDF Land of Wondrous Cold: The Race to Discover Antarctica and Unlock the Secrets of Its Ice by Jarederakobond published on 2023-06-01T07:46:38Z Land of Wondrous Cold: The Race to Discover Antarctica and Unlock the Secrets of Its Ice Read now : https://cupidisdum-sound.blogspot.com/?read=069122904X A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughsAntarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering nineteenth-century voyages, when British, French, and American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica8217s glacial rim for unknown lands beyond. These intrepid Victorian explorers8213James Ross, Dumont D8217Urville, and Charles Wilkes8213laid the foundation for our current understanding of Terra Australis Incognita.Today, the white continent poses new challenges, as scientists race to uncover Earth8217s climate his Genre Audiobooks