Title South by Northwest : the magnetic crusade and the contest for Antarctica / Granville Allen Mawer

Published Kent Town, S. Aust. : Wakefield Press, [2006] Kent Town, South Australia : Wakefield Press, c 2006 ©2006

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Description xii, 319 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm regular print Summary The story of the race between rival nations, the British, French and Americans, to claim Antarctica's holy grail Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 276-286 Subject Magnetic pole. Explorers -- Antarctica. SUBJECT Antarctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005493 Antarctic Regions -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114196 Antarctic Regions -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114199 Genre/Form History History. ISBN 1862546509

Other Titles Magnetic crusade and the contest for Antarctica

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