antarctica

An annotated version of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" that includes an introduction, brief biography of Coleridge, explanatory notes, and summaries of the major critical attitudes toward the poem.

A richly illustrated story of a unique continent--its history, wildlife, scientific discoveries and resources.

Text and photographs introduce the geography and animals of Antarctica, as well as the work of scientists on the continent.

Contains detailed maps and information about the plants and animals, weather, and natural resources of the continent of Antarctica.

Their search for an Easter Island idol takes the Hardy boys to Easter Island and on to investigate the theft of government material in Antarctica.

Briefly describes the frozen regions around the North Pole and the South Pole, which are alike in many ways and different in many others.

Discusses the various animals that make the Antarctic their home.

The Endurance left England for Antarctica in August, 1914 with polar explorer Ernest Shackelton and twenty-seven men on board. By January 1915 the Endurance had become locked inside an island of ice. For ten months the ice-moored Endurance drifted northwest before it was finally crushed. Then the true test of survival began for Shackleton and his men and they struggled to survive for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas. Their ordeal ended only after a miraculous journey by Shackleton and a skeleton crew over 850 miles of the South Atlantic's heaviest seas to the closest outpost of civilization.

A team of divers is mysteriously killed in the process of uncovering possibly the greatest discovery in history, something metal, trapped under a 100-million-year-old layer of ice in Antarctica, and the U.S. Marines are then sent on a dangerous mission to secure the discovery for the United States.

Looks at Antarctica, from its formation to its weather, exploration, and ecosystem, to current political and environmental issues.