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Nicollas Ryan The Last Expedition

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Englisch
2885 Wörter
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In the early 1900s, the world was gripped by the race to reach the South Pole. In "The Last Expedition," we follow Captain James Mallory and his team as they embark on their final journey to secure their place in history. But they are not alone in their quest. Their rival, Dr. Simon Adams, is also on the trail, determined to beat Mallory and claim the prize for himself. As the two teams battle it out in the harsh Antarctic wilderness, they face unexpected challenges and obstacles that threaten to derail their missions. They must navigate treacherous terrain, brave the elements, and confront the harsh reality of their ambitions. "The Last Expedition" is a gripping tale of adventure, courage, and the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. Join Mallory and his team on their journey to the South Pole and discover the true meaning of sacrifice and perseverance in the pursuit of greatness. Will Mallory's experience and leadership be enough to lead his team to victory, or will Adams emerge triumphant in the end? Find out in this thrilling adventure novel. [mehr]

Stichwörter: fiction, adventure, short stories, short story, sea stories, action, young adult fiction, juvenile fiction, antarctica, expedition, travel, trip, challenge, novel, navigations, wilderness

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H. C. Mercer The Lenape Stone or, The Indian and the Mammoth

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Englisch
22237 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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John H. Mercer (Cheltenham, England, 19 October 1922 – Columbus, Ohio 3 July 1987) was a glaciologist, chiefly known for his theoretical work on, and field studies of Antarctic ice streams, especially in the Transantarctic Mountains and in West Antarctica. Following John T. Hollin's work (1962) suggesting that climatic warming and rising sea-level cause Antarctic ice shelves to retreat , Mercer postulated that the West Antarctic ice sheet, being grounded well below sea-level and terminating in floating ice shelves, was vulnerable to these changes and may have collapsed altogether during the last interglacial when Antarctica may have been warmer and sea-level may have been higher. In 1978, in the science magazine Nature , Mercer pointed out that "green-house" warming from burning fossil fuel could have the same effect during the present interglacial. Two studies published 12 May 2014 may appear to confirm Mercer's assumption.[1][2] [mehr]

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William B. Arnold, Edward T. Bouvé The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Closing

Scenes of the War for the Maintenance of the Union

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Englisch
7526 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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Edward T. Bouvé (1841-1920) US writer whose sf novel, Centuries Apart (1894), deals with an American Civil War expedition's discovery of a Lost Race, a UK colony in the verdant heart of Antarctica, whose inhabitants continue to live in the world of the 1500s William Arnold Cupolo (b. January 8, 1924 in Niagara Falls, Ontario - d. December 7, 2005 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins. [mehr]

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James Cook A Voyage Towards The South Pole And Round The World Volume 2

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Englisch
108962 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
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Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita (the unknown Southern Continent) was a reality. To finally settle the issue, the British Admiralty sent Cook out again into the vast Southern Ocean with two sailing ships totalling only about 800 tons. Listen as Cook, equipped with one of the first chronometers, pushes his small vessel not merely into the Roaring Forties or the Furious Fifties but becomes the first explorer to penetrate the Antarctic Circle, reaching an incredible Latitude 71 degrees South, just failing to discover Antarctica. (Introduction by Shipley) [mehr]

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Sir Ernest Shackleton South!

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Englisch
147308 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE FRGS (/ˈʃækəltən/; 15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in County Kildare, Ireland, Shackleton and his Anglo-Irish family[1] moved to Sydenham in suburban London when he was ten. His first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, from which he was sent home early on health grounds. Determined to make amends for this perceived personal failure, he returned to Antarctica in 1907 as leader of the Nimrod Expedition. [mehr]

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Apsley Cherry- Garrard The Worst Journey In the World, Volumes 1 And 2 (fiscle part-XIV) Antarctic 1910-1913

Antarctic 1910-1913

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Englisch
136389 Wörter
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Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (2 January 1886 – 18 May 1959) was an English explorer of Antarctica. He was a survivor of the Terra Nova Expedition and is acclaimed for his historical account of this expedition, The Worst Journey in the World. Born in Lansdowne Road,[A] Bedford, as Apsley George Benet Cherry, the son and eldest child of Major General Apsley Cherry (later Cherry-Garrard) of Denford Park in Berkshire (later of Lamer Park in Hertfordshire where he became High Sheriff) and his wife, Evelyn Edith (née Sharpin), daughter of Henry Wilson Sharpin of Bedford.[1] He was educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford where he read Classics and Modern History. While at Oxford he rowed in the 1908 Christ Church crew which won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. [mehr]

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Apsley Cherry- Garrard The Worst Journey In the World, Volumes 1 And 2 (fiscle part-XIV

Antarctic 1910-1913

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Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (2 January 1886 – 18 May 1959) was an English explorer of Antarctica. He was a survivor of the Terra Nova Expedition and is acclaimed for his historical account of this expedition, The Worst Journey in the World. Born in Lansdowne Road,[A] Bedford, as Apsley George Benet Cherry, the son and eldest child of Major General Apsley Cherry (later Cherry-Garrard) of Denford Park in Berkshire (later of Lamer Park in Hertfordshire where he became High Sheriff) and his wife, Evelyn Edith (née Sharpin), daughter of Henry Wilson Sharpin of Bedford.[1] He was educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford where he read Classics and Modern History. While at Oxford he rowed in the 1908 Christ Church crew which won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. [mehr]

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Sir Ernest Shackleton South! (fiscle part-VI)

Historisches
Englisch
149649 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
3
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Shackleton’s most famous expedition was planned to be an attempt to cross Antarctica from the Weddell Sea south of the Atlantic, to the Ross Sea south of the Pacific, by way of the Pole. It set out from London on 1 August 1914, and reached the Weddell Sea on January 10, 1915, where the pack ice closed in on the Endurance. The ship was broken by the ice on 27 October 1915. The 28 crew members managed to flee to Elephant Island, bringing three small boats with them. Shackleton and five other men managed to reach the southern coast of South Georgia in one of the small boats (in a real epic journey). Shackleton managed to rescue all of the stranded crew from Elephant Island without loss in the Chilean’s navy seagoing steam tug Yelcho, on August 30, 1916, in the middle of the Antarctic winter. [mehr]

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Sir Ernest Shackleton South! (Illustrated)

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Englisch
147260 Wörter
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173
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In 1914, as Europe braces for an unfathomably deadly war, explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets sail for Antarctica to do the impossible: traverse the continent. He has a ship (the aptly named Endurance), a head brimming with optimism, and 28 men willing to follow him on an expedition across some of the most treacherous terrain on the planet. But Shackleton’s optimism doesn’t last long. Despite his experience in the Antarctic, disaster strikes early on when the Endurance is trapped in packed ice and slowly crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men off the ship and stranding them in a sea of ice. South is the legendary story of Shackleton and his crew’s struggle to survive the elements and return home alive. Written by Shackleton, South is a truly astonishing story of human fortitude. It is the story of a voyage that lasts nearly three years—a firsthand account of hurricane-force winds, subzero temperatures, glaciers, icebergs, freezing water, starvation, and lethal, terrifying storms. It is a tale unlike any to come before or since. Shackleton’s record of his journey made him famous around the world and transformed him into a symbol of achievement and hope in an age of darkness and war. [mehr]

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Sir Ernest Shackleton South! (fiscle part-VI)

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Englisch
147227 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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CVO, OBE FRGS (/ˈʃækəltən/; 15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in County Kildare, Ireland, Shackleton and his Anglo-Irish family[1] moved to Sydenham in suburban London when he was ten. His first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, from which he was sent home early on health grounds. Determined to make amends for this perceived personal failure, he returned to Antarctica in 1907 as leader of the Nimrod Expedition. In January 1909, he and three companions made a southern march which established a record Farthest South latitude at 88° 23' S, 97 geographical miles (112 statute miles, 180 km) from the South Pole, by far the closest convergence in exploration history up to that time. For this achievement, Shackleton was knighted by King Edward VII on his return home. [mehr]

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