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- catalog abstract ""Over 200 stunning images from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland, Svalbard and the Russian Arctic illustrate the beauty of one of Earth's last wilderness areas. Islands of the Arctic describes the evolution of the physical landscape through its 4000 million year history, and the processes that continue to affect the region today. Moving from the formation and influence of glaciers to the history of human exploration in an unforgiving environment and from pingos to musk oxen, this book is an excellent introduction for the Arctic enthusiast and a mine of information for the seasoned traveller."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12751689.
- catalog contributor b12751690.
- catalog coverage "Islands of the Arctic.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""Over 200 stunning images from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland, Svalbard and the Russian Arctic illustrate the beauty of one of Earth's last wilderness areas. Islands of the Arctic describes the evolution of the physical landscape through its 4000 million year history, and the processes that continue to affect the region today. Moving from the formation and influence of glaciers to the history of human exploration in an unforgiving environment and from pingos to musk oxen, this book is an excellent introduction for the Arctic enthusiast and a mine of information for the seasoned traveller."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 269) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Introduction: the geography of the Arctic Islands -- Evolution of the Arctic islands -- Weather, climate and atmospheric effects -- Glaciers and ice sheets -- Icebergs and sea ice -- Frost action -- Arctic coasts, rivers and lakes -- Animals and plants -- Indigenous peoples, exploration and environmental islands -- Postscript: the future of the Arctic islands.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 280 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521813336".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Islands of the Arctic.".
- catalog subject "919.8 21".
- catalog subject "G615 .D68 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: the geography of the Arctic Islands -- Evolution of the Arctic islands -- Weather, climate and atmospheric effects -- Glaciers and ice sheets -- Icebergs and sea ice -- Frost action -- Arctic coasts, rivers and lakes -- Animals and plants -- Indigenous peoples, exploration and environmental islands -- Postscript: the future of the Arctic islands.".
- catalog title "Islands of the Arctic / Julian Dowdeswell and Michael Hambrey.".
- catalog type "text".