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- Poles Apart: A Study in Contrasts
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- 1999
- Published by: University of Ottawa Press
- Series: Actexpress
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Poles Apart covers a range of themes about the Artic and Antarctic, including the geography, glaciology and glacial history, ecology, living resources, governance, and history of exploration. Topics are examined separately for each pole and each theme is summarized by a rapporteur who draws out the contrast and the similarities. This unique format allows the international experts to describe what they know best while addressing the central issues of the book.
Table of Contents
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- List of Figures
- p. viii
- List of Tables
- p. ix
- Acknowledgements
- p. x
- Introduction
- Theme 1: Geography of Polar Regions
- Theme 2: Glaciology: a Chapter of Earth's History in Ice
- 7. Antarctic Glaciology
- pp. 89-98
- 8. Commentary: Glaciology
- pp. 99-102
- Theme 3: Polar Ecology and Resources
- 9. Terrestrial Arctic Fauna
- pp. 105-117
- Theme 4: Aspects of Governance in Polar Regions
- 14. Governance in the Canadian Arctic
- pp. 159-176
- 16. International Regimes for Polar Regions
- pp. 183-190
- Theme 5: Protection of the Terrestrial Environment
- Theme 6: History of Exploration
- 20. Silent Messengers
- pp. 219-222
- 21. Discovery and Rediscovery in the Arctic
- pp. 223-230
- 22. Commentary: History of Exploration
- pp. 231-234
- Contributors
- pp. 235-237
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ISBN
9780776616759
Related ISBN(s)
9780776604978
DOI
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OCLC
144080829
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
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No
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