Antarctica, wilderness at riskTraces the history of the development of the natural resources of Antarctica and discusses the importance of the preservation of the continent's wilderness areas |
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Contents
THE ADVENT OF MEN | 10 |
THE POLITICAL STAKEOUT | 22 |
THE VALUE OF ANTARCTIC SCIENCE | 37 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Antarctica, wilderness at risk |
| Author | Barney Brewster |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Friends of the Earth, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | Nov 14, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0913890510, 9780913890516 |
| Length | 125 pages |
| Subjects | › Nature / General Travel / General |
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