Polar RegionsReaders get a tour of the places on Earth (and beyond Earth) that are yet to be fully explored. The titles cover what we already know about these places and how this knowledge was acquired. They also provide information on the possibilities for future exploration using new technology and techniques, as well as the pros and cons of continuing to explore. Solid geographical content is included, placing each unexplored place in context. Plus, readers can enjoy case studies of past and current explorations, including famous explorers and discoveries. |
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adventure Alaska Amundsen animals Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Treaty Antarctica Arctic Ocean Arctic regions areas of land atmosphere Bancroft and Liv build iglus challenges climate change coldest continue discoveries Douglas Mawson Earth emperor penguins environment Ernest Shackleton Expedition extreme cold fish freezes frontier conditions frozen frontier frozen places frozen regions glacier global warming Greenland hunter human activity hunting ice cap ice floes ice sheet ice that covers icebergs Inuit journey leopard seal live mammals melt million square km Nanavut North Pole northern Canada Northwest Passage orca pack ice percent permanently frozen PITE HAVSBAD plants polar bears POLAR EXPLORATION polar frontier polar regions reached the pole rescue research stations Robert Peary Russia sailed scientists Scott sea ice sleds snowmobiles South Pole southern frontier Southern Ocean species sub-Arctic summer taiga temperatures tundra unsupported trek voyages walruses whales wilderness wildlife winds winter