Innocents on the ice : a memoir of Antarctic exploration, 1957 / by John C. Behrendt
- Author
- Behrendt, John C., 1932-
- Published
- Niwot, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, [1998]
- Copyright Date
- ©1998
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 428 pages) : illustrations, maps
Access Online
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Roster of Men at Ellsworth Station, 1957 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Voyage to the Weddell Sea -- 3. Fall -- 4. Winter Begins -- 5. The Long Night Goes On and On and On ... -- 6. The Sun Returns -- 7. Final Traverse Preparations -- 8. Ellsworth to Berkner Island -- 9. Dufek Massif to Korff Island -- 10. Heading for Home.
- Summary
- Innocents on the Ice is based on the author's experience and writings as part of a U.S. Navy-supported scientific expedition to establish Ellsworth Station on the Filchner Ice Shelf. This expedition, undertaken from November 1956 to early 1958, coincided with the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958) which ushered in the "scientific age" in Antarctica.
Drawing on his 40 years of Antarctic research experience, Behrendt explains the changes in scientific activities and environmental awareness in Antarctica today. - Subject(s)
- Behrendt, John C., 1932-—Diaries
- Behrendt, John C., 1932-
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY—Historical
- TRAVEL
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY—General
- Discoveries in geography
- Geography
- Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Discovery & Exploration
- Antarctica—Discovery and exploration
- Antarctica—Discovery and exploration—History
- Antarctique—Découverte et exploration
- Antarctica
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 058509926X (electronic bk.)
9780585099262 (electronic bk.)
9781607323235 (electronic bk.)
1607323230 (electronic bk.)
9780870815515
0870815512
0870814931
9780870814938 (cloth ; alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-408) and index.
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