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MARC recordSouth by northwest: the magnetic crusade and the contest for Antarctica / Granville Allen Mawer.
| Title: | South by northwest: the magnetic crusade and the contest for Antarctica / Granville Allen Mawer. |
| Author(s): | Mawer, Granville Allen. |
| Date: | 2006. |
| Publisher: | Kent Town, SA: Wakefield Press |
| Abstract: | Account of attempts to reach South Magnetic Pole since 1837, with particular reference to French, American and British expeditions of 1837-43, and Shackleton and Mawson's expeditions of early 20th century. Examines role of magnetic pole in geographical discoveries in coastal regions of Antarctica, and international politics associated with the expeditions. |
| Notes: | Reviewed by Huw Lewis-Jones in Polar Record 2008, 44(231) :376-378; and by Ian R. Stone in Arctic, 2008, 61(4) : 447-448. |
| Keywords: | 91(091) -- Exploration, history. 93"18" -- Nineteenth century. 93"19" -- Twentieth century. 550.383 -- Geomagnetism, basic analysis. 550.384.5 -- Magnetic poles, migration. 327 -- International relations. 341.223 -- Territorial claims. 5(091) -- History of science. V -- History. (*7) -- Antarctic regions. (*80) -- Southern Ocean. |
| Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*7) : 91(091)[2006] |
| ISBN: | 1862546509 |
| SPRI record no.: | 177199 |
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