Publisher's Synopsis
Antarctica brings to life this beautiful and inaccessible area of the globe, using superb photographs and text from a team of international experts, including biologists, historians, meteorologists, chemists, environmentalists, oceanographers and zoologists.
Both Antarctica and the Arctic are covered, with many interesting points of comparison. Although sky, water, and ice are the main components of the landscape (with Antarctica having only one per cent of its surface ice free, and the Arctic consisting entirely of ice, the scenery is spectacular.
Antarctica is divided into sections dealing with the Polar environment, the different regions, the ecology and wildlife, the heroic tales from the history of exploration, and life at the Poles today.
