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Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive referenc

The International Polar Years and the International Geophysical Year represented a remarkable international collaborative scientific effort that has been largel