Polarområdena

In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the world’s greatest living ice …

Over the five hundred or so years that man searched for an elusive sea passage from Europe to Asia through the North American land mass, dozens of ships were lost and hundreds of …

The Arctic region plays an important role in regulating the world's climate and is also highly impacted by climate change, with average temperatures rising almost twice as fast as …

Menschen mit zwei Heimatländern: Die Geschichte der Emigranten in Deutschland seit 1945Fast 22 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland stammen aus Einwandererfamilien: Hier leben Türken …

Hailed as "e;a rousing read"e; by The New York Times, this breathtaking chronicle of Antarctic exploration was written by expedition leader Sir Ernest Shackleton. In 1914 …

They say that tourist ships to Antarctica, even more than ordinary human conveyances, are loaded down with aching hearts. Deceived wives and widowers, men who've never been loved …

What do the different seasons look like in the North?This book supports early science learning by teaching children about the seasonal changes that take place throughout the year …

Polar Expeditions employs structural ritualization theory to show how rituals enriched the lives of crewmembers on 19 polar expeditions over a 100-year period. J. David Knottnerus …

David Lewis and his small yacht, ICE BIRD, set sail from Sydney, Australia, on a search for high adventure. Their voyage, full of drama, emotion, and pain, took them to one of the …