Antarctica: the last continentA tour of the ice-covered continent documents the environment, wildlife, physical geography, and intrepid explorers of the coldest, windiest, driest, and least populated corner of the world |
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CONTENTS | 9 |
Safe Return Doubtful | 54 |
ate for Dinner no knuins Petrels Seals and Whales | 156 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Antarctica: the last continent National Geographic Destinations |
| Author | Kim Heacox |
| Publisher | Book Division, National Geographic Society, 1998 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | May 8, 2009 |
| Length | 199 pages |
| Subjects | › Antarctica History / Polar Regions Nature / General Travel / General Travel / Polar Regions |
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