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Antarctica
by David Day (Author),
Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
About the Book: Antarctica
Part of the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, David Days book on Antarctica
examines the most forbidding and formidably inaccessible continent on Earth.
Antarctica was first discovered by European explorers in 1820, and for over a
century following this, countries competed for the frozen lands vast marine
resources—namely, the skins and oil of seals and whales. Soon the entire
territory played host to competing claims by rival nations. The Antarctic Treaty
of 1959 was meant to end this contention, but countries have found other means
of extending control over the land, with scientific bases establishing at least
symbolic claims. Exploration and drilling
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9780190641313
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publishing Date 2019-05-30
Total Pages 176