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What is Antarctica : the Last Great Wilderness about?

Antarctica is unique. Extending over one-tenth of the Earths surface and covered by a mighty ice-cap, it is a land of astonishing beauty and majesty. This book with a foreword by Sir Peter Scott is a challenging account both of present-day Antarctica, as seen through the eyes of the men who live and work there, and of the threats to the environment as nations rush to explore the possibilities for large-scale exploitation of the areas resources. During his 5,000-mile voyage aboard the British Antarctic Survey vessel the John Biscoe, the author had ample opportunity to appreciate the value of the scientific work being undertaken as well as to marvel at the continents awesome physical beauty and the profusion of its wildlife. Seals, penguins, albatross and petrels abound, while the seas are rich in living resources ranging from krill the tiny crustacean at the base of the whole Antarctic food chain to the great whales themselves. The author believes that the protection of Antarcticas special environment ranks alongside the other great challenges of our time, such as conservation of the tropical rain forests, control of population growth, elimination of chemical pollution and even

Author

Stanley Johnson

Publisher

Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Littlehampton Book Services Ltd; Orion Publishing Group, Limited

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9780297786764

Subjects

Anthropology, Travel, Social_sciences