Polar Regions 3

Segelt "hinaus über das Ende der Welt" und findet den Weg zu den Reichtümern Indiens. So lautet die Weisung, die der Infant Heinrich, genannt "der Seefahrer", seinen Kapitänen gab. Doch der Prinz wa……続きを見る

Russland im 18.Jahrhundert: nach seiner Öffnung zum Westen unter Zar Peter dem Großen suchte es nun das "Fenster zum Osten"; Sibirien war zu erschließen, die Beziehungen zu Japan und Amerika auszuba……続きを見る

This book depicts the wonder of the world of Penguins in all its glory. Children are given a well-rounded understanding of this fascinating creature: its anatomy, feeding habits and behavior. The fo……続きを見る

« Les souvenirs d’expéditions en Antarctique ont toujours bercé l’histoire de ma famille. Des images et des récits si familiers, et pourtant si lointains... Je me suis alors hasardé à replonger dans……続きを見る

The good ship "Nautilus" had completed the greater part of her voyage from London to her far-off destination, deep in the recesses of British America. This was York Factory, one of the chief posts o……続きを見る

Children love to learn about animals! The reason for this is because there are many types of animals in the world that look adorable, can be seen in the wild, and also kept as pets. However, arctic ……続きを見る

The arctic is a strange and mysterious place. Few people know anything about it, yet it covers a huge amount of the globe. There is an amazing benefit to this locale. It could be used as a springboa……続きを見る

For centuries, colonial powers searched for a sea passage that would link the Arctic and Pacific Oceans. The route, known as the Northwest Passage, would cut thousands of miles from sea travel and o……続きを見る

So, How Long Have You Been Native? is Alexis C. Bunten’s firsthand account of what it is like to work in the Alaska cultural tourism industry. An Alaska Native and anthropologist, she spent two seas……続きを見る

An exhilarating narrative of an obsessed British expediter by Jules Verne. This northward excursion led by Captain Hatteras is full of life-threatening adventures and hair-breadth escapes of him and……続きを見る

“We did not all come back.” Thus begins the rare firsthand account of the extraordinary ordeal of the Karluk, the flagship of explorer Vilhjalmar Stefansson’s Arctic expedition of 1913-1916. When ic……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

Extrait : "16 décembre 1908. ー Par beau temps calme, nous appareillons de Punta-Arenas à 9 heures du soir. M. Blanchard, le si aimable consul de France, venu à bord de son launch la Laurita à 8 h. ……続きを見る

In Sampler tradition, this 2015 volume showcases the “best of the best” of Alaska-inspired prose, beginning with author Heather Lende, who proves that life in the small town of Haines, Alaska, is an……続きを見る

From the day she sank in April 1912 to the present, one of the enduring mysteries of the Titanic disaster was the singlefunneled, fourmasted mystery ship, sighted as the White Star liner, outward bo……続きを見る

“Life is out there for anyone who seeks it and here is a great example. Colin and his crewmates seize this opportunity to sail the Gambo across the northern Atlantic despite fear and common sense wa……続きを見る

In an adventure of a lifetime, Alexander Armstrong wraps up warm and heads ever north to explore the hostile Arctic winter – the glittering landscape of Scandinavia, the isolated islands of Iceland ……続きを見る

Extrait : "Avant de présenter au lecteur les différents membres de l'expédition arctique projetée par M. Bennett, nous devons lui faire connaissance avec le navire destiné à leur servir de demeure p……続きを見る

Edition Complète de " Le loup des mers - Jack London ", entièrement relu, revu et corrigé avec mise en page étudiée et table des Matières pour navigation aisée. Loup Larsen est le capitaine du "Fant……続きを見る

The North Pole is a mysterious place that's mostly covered with snow. There are only a few animals that dare live in this very cold place. Turn the pages of this book to learn about the North Pole. ……続きを見る

Extrait : "A peine Colomb eut-il révélé à l'Europe l'existence de l'Amérique, que le désir de trouver au nord de ces nouvelles terres une route directe vers les roches contrées des épices, où les Po……続きを見る

Hugh Robert Mill's tells the Exceptional life story of Sir. Ernest Shackleton. There are no simple words to describe Sir. Ernest Shackleton. He was a man with a unique, extraordinarily unique mind, ……続きを見る

Extrait : "Le 20 avril 1875, un certain nombre de gros bourgeois se trouvaient réunis dans une salle de l'auberge des Trois-Tulipes, à la Haye. Cette salle, spacieuse et bien éclairée, était ornée d……続きを見る

The Northwest Passage proved so elusive for so long that many sailors and explorers believed it didn't actually exist. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic archi……続きを見る

When you're in the North Pole, how would you know where the South Pole is? This is a trick question because everything in the North Pole actually points South! Open the pages of this educational boo……続きを見る

What are the animals that survive the cold in the arctic tundra? Open the pages of this educational book to find out! The pictures included in this book, accompanied by simple texts, will definitely……続きを見る

Where is the North Pole? How about the South Pole? This book will teach your child more than just directions. It will also introduce the life forms found on each poles. The use of pictures that are ……続きを見る

Penguins are fantastic creatures. They have a unique familial system, wherein the mother hunts for food while the father warms the egg. What's even more interesting is how they find a partner and "m……続きを見る

How does the human mind transform space into place, or land into landscape? For more than three decades, William L. Fox has looked at empty landscapes and the role of the arts to investigate the way……続きを見る

Why would Doug Hall follow in Robert Peary's 1909 sled tracks to the North Pole, despite the grueling terrain and temperatures between 15 and 62 degrees below zero? His goal was to resurrect the spi……続きを見る