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EREBUS THE ICE DRAGON
de Colin Monteath
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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EREBUS THE ICE DRAGON - A Portrait of an Antarctic Volcano - Colin Monteath
Massey University Press, Auckland ISBN# 9781991016362
Casebound, colour jacket, 350 pages, 13 richly illustrated chapters, colour & historic B&W images & paintings throughout, satellite images, original artwork, Illustrated Timeline from 1841-2020, glossary, extensive bibliography, Appendix on 1979 air crash names and Erebus medal etc, Index.
* First Antarctic book on history of a single mountain.
* 180 years of human history on Ross Island & Erebus since discovery in 1841 by James Clark Ross.
* Chapter outlining Antarctica's volcanoes on and around the continent
* Chapters on Shackleton (1908) & Scott (1912) expeditions…1st and 2nd ascents of Erebus
* 50 years since discovery of Erebus lava lake in 1972 by New Zealand scientist Philip Kyle.
* Ascents and early science 1959 - 1960s
* Inner crater descent 1978 plus detailed chapters on science & adventure throughout 1970s & modern science to 2020.(outlining Philip Kyle's 44 seasons on Erebus)
* Three private expedition ascents including Roger Mear's 1985 winter solo.
* Chapter by Dr Adele Jackson 'Shaping a Volcano - Erebus and the artistic imagination'
* Chapter on 1979 Air New Zealand air crash on Ross Island.
* Contributions / sidebars by NZ & US scientists, surveyors, mountaineers…+ French volcanologist Haroun Tazieff.
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- Librería
- Barking Mad Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- BMB#19
- Título
- EREBUS THE ICE DRAGON
- Autor
- Colin Monteath
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 1991016360
- ISBN 13
- 9781991016362
- Editorial
- MASSEY UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Lugar de publicación
- Auckland
- Fecha de publicación
- 2023
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With 32 seasons in Antarctica and 26 Himalayan expeditions behind him, Colin Monteath also maintains a large polar / mountain / exploration reference library. Researchers, authors, publishers are welcome to use this service...see also hi-resolution image galleries on www.colinmonteath.nz
The cover photo you see on Biblio is the actual book you are purchasing, NOT a generic image. If you are not happy with the book you receive because the description has been faulty then I will honour a full refund.
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