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polar exploration: see Antarctica Antarctica (ăntärk`tĭkə, –är`tĭkə), the fifth largest continent, c. ..... Click the link for more information. ; Arctic, the Arctic, the northernmost area of the earth, centered on the North Pole . The arctic regions are not coextensive with the area enclosed by the Arctic Circle (lat. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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Government, and who has made more than twenty-five polar expeditions during his distinguished career as a glaciologist) writes with personal expertise because he was the cook and glaciologist on the trip that saw ten naive young Birmingham men venturing north to the nearly uninhabited, ice-covered island of Spitsbergen in 1951. The Jeannette had been thoroughly fitted out for a polar expedition, at great cost of time and money. Sponsored by the Canadian government, the polar expedition was going to be the most advanced of its time. |
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