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Empire Antarctica : Ice, Silence, And Emperor Penguins by Francis, Gavin, author is a travel available to read on EtoBox.
What is Empire Antarctica : Ice, Silence, And Emperor Penguins about?
Gavin Francis fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when he spent fourteen months as the basecamp doctor at Halley, a profoundly isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica. So remote, it is said to be easier to evacuate a casualty from the International Space Station than it is to bring someone out of Halley in winter. Antarctica offered a year of unparalleled silence and solitude, with few distractions and a very little human history, but also a rare opportunity to live among emperor penguins, the only species truly at home in he Antarctic. Following Penguins throughout the year ' from a summer of perpetual sunshine to months of winter darkness ' Gavin Francis explores the world of great beauty conjured from the simplest of elements, the hardship of living at 50 c below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring. Empire Antarctica is the story of one man and his fascination with the world's loneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguins who weather the winter with him. Combining an evocative narrative with a sublime sensitivity to the natural world, this is travel writing at its very best
Who reads Empire Antarctica : Ice, Silence, And Emperor Penguins?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Francis, Gavin, author
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780099565963
- Category
- travel
- Subjects
- Fiction, Memoir, Science
- Rating
- 4.01 / 5 (205 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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