By British Antarctic Survey

Antarctic Peninsula: A Visitor's Guide is written and illustrated by experts from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and is the essential companion for anyone visiting this special place. Focusing on the geography and physical phenomena of this remote region, it contains all the information visitors will need during their trip. It describes and explains the geographical setting, climate and weather, geology, glaciology and much more, and includes the location of research stations and historic sites. Drawing on the world-class scientific and cartographic expertise of BAS, the guide is illustrated with striking colour photographs and detailed maps throughout.

Published: 2012 by Natural History Museum, London

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By Jeff Rubin

The Lonely Planet Guide to Antarctica is a practical guide for anyone wishing to make the trip to Antarctica. Guide-books on Antarctica are few and far between and this one provides a wealth of detail on the history, geology, culture, environmental issues, wildlife and itineraries as well as antarctic science (by Dr.David Walton).

This book also contains a wildlife guide with more than sixty entries packed with pictures and with information essential for those who want to go and observe the wilderness of Antarctica.

Practical tips on when, how and with whom to go is both up to date, independent and as complete as one can get.

Plenty of information on the main Antarctic gateways is also provided as well as a chapter on the Sub-Antarctic Islands packed with information which is very diffuclt to find anywhere else with details on such isolated islands like Bouvetoya - the most isolated land on earth, Ile Crozet, Ile Kerguelen and many many others.

There are more than 20 maps in this book and information on varied subjects ranging from Helicopter Safety, Taking Photos in Antarctica, Why one should not collect anything from Antarctica, Glaciology, the Aurora Australis and How to cope with isolation.

Published: 2008 by Lonely Planet Publications, Australia

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By Bernard Stonehouse

Antarctica from South America is written for the thousands of travellers who visit Antarctica through the southern gateway ports of South America - through Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Valparaiso on the mainland, and Punta Arenas and Ushuaia on Tierra del Fuego. This book takes us south Orkney, South to Antarcic Peninsula, the South Orkney, South Shetland and South Sandwich Island and South Georgia, via the Chilian Fjords, southern Patagonia, the Straits of Magellan, Cape Horn, the Falkland Islands, and the gateway ports themselves. These are journeys that Bernard Stonehouse and his team have made many times, but still enjoy.

Published: 2006 by Originator Publishing

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By Ludwig Kohl-Larsen

Along with his wife and a photographer the author spent a summer camped in various parts of the island, exploring the interior on skis, collecting natural history specimens and filming. This is the story of this private expedition, translated for the first time from German. Kohl-Larsen went on to become an important anthropologist, studying the Lapps in Scandinavia, and nomadic tribes first in Persia and later in East Africa.

Published: 2003 by Bluntisham Books, Huntingdon, England

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By Sally and Jerome Poncet

The first edition of Southern Ocean Cruising was written in 1991 to provide guidance to visitors, and the yachting community in particular, on environmental regulations that apply in Antarctica and in the sub-Antarctic islands. The comprehensive revisions and updates in this edition reflect important changes to the regulations that apply in the region, including to legislation, safety provisions, environmental protection guidelines, protected areas, historic sites and station locations. Practical guidance is given on minimizing impacts and on where to find additional information resources. Aimed at expeditions, but useful to all wanting to help protect this remote and still largely pristine wilderness.

Published: 2007 by Environmental Research and Assessment Ltd

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By Gavin Francis

The stark, vast beauty of the remote European Arctic has been the focus of human dreams and voyages of exploration for thousands of years. In a compelling blend of travel writing, history and mythology, Gavin Francis offers this unique portrait of the northern fringes of Europe.

His journey begins in the Shetland Isles and takes him to the Faroes, Iceland, Greenland, then Svalbard and on to Lapland. Following in the footsteps of the region's earliest pioneers, Francis reflects on how Arctic Europe is adapting to the challenges of the 21st century - including the threat of climate change - and provides sharply observed insights into the lives of the people he encounters along the way.

Published: 2008 by Polygon

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By Debbie Summers

An updated version of this popular book - a 'must have' guide for anyone visiting this amazing part of the world.

The Falkland Islands are among the few places left that can be described as "off the beaten track". Most first-timers to the Islands are pleasantly surprised. The temperature climate (with occasional strong winds) coupled with breathtaking scenery, a fascinating way of life and abundant wildlife all contribute.

Twenty sites are described in this second edition, most are currently visited by cruise vessels. There are four sites outlined (Grand Jason, Second Passage. Grave Cove and Pebble Island) which potentially may attract the cruise industry and one which is a common destination for personnel from Mount Pleasant (Bertha's Beach).

132pp A5 landscape, spiral bound, soft cover.

A significant portion of the profits from sales of this title is used for conservation in the region.

Published: 2005 by Falklands Conservation

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By Sally Poncet and Kim Crosbie

Information on the history, vegetation and wildlife of all the islands' most popular visitor sites, with maps. The first such book for South Georgia. 178pp. A5 landscape, spiral bound, soft cover.

Published: 2005 by WILDGuides Ltd

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