Antarctic Challenge: Probing the Mysteries of the White Continent

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Childrens Press, 1973 - Antarctica - 70 pages
A brief introduction to the geography of Antarctica and the history of its exploration from the eighteenth century to the present.

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Section 2
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Section 3
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TitleAntarctic Challenge: Probing the Mysteries of the White Continent
AuthorsTerry Shannon, Charles Payzant
PublisherChildrens Press, 1973
ISBN0516088025, 9780516088020
Length70 pages
  
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