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Mawson's Forgotten Men
Heather Rossiter (Ed)

$49.99 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books

Tasmanian-born Charles Turnbull Harrisson (1867-1914) was one of the members of Douglas Mawson's legendary Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14. Harrisson joined the expedition as a biologist and artist, a part o... Buy or find out more 


Here Is Antarctica
Madeleine Dunphy and Tom Leonard

$34.95 – Hardcover book / Web Of Life

Beautiful icebergs, penguins at play upon the ice, and whales splashing in the chilly waves provides a look at the majestic landscape of this barren and vast continent and the strong animals who call it home. Buy or find out more 



 

Antarctica: That Sweep Of Savage Splendour
Alisdair McGregor (Ed)

$39.95$19.95 – Hardcover book / Viking

Throughout history, Antarctica has captivated and overwhelmed with its stunning landscapes and wildlife, and extremes of climate and isolation.

The massive seventh continent has witnessed feats of human endurance in the ... Buy or find out more 


 

This Accursed Land
Lennard Bickel

$29.95$12.00 – Paperback book / Woodslane

Classic book on Antarctic exploration, available again in an Australian edition after many years out of print Douglas Mawson is Australia's greatest polar explorer This book covers the single most harrowing journey Mawso... Buy or find out more 



The Heart Of The Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography
David Hempleman-Adams, Sophie Gordon and Emma Stuart

$75.00 – Hardcover book / Royal Collections

A treasure trove of photographs—some never before reproduced in book form—from the two greatest Antarctic expeditions.

Among the greatest achievements in the history of photography, those of the early polar explorers... Buy or find out more 


South: The Endurance Expedition
Ernest Shackleton

$9.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books

Sir Ernest Shackleton's South is one of the greatest survival stories of all time. In 1914, Shackleton led a party of men hoping to be the first to traverse the Antarctic, but when their ship became crushed by ice 350 mi... Buy or find out more 



The Home Of The Blizzard: The Story Of The Australasian Antarcticexpedition 1911-1914
Douglas Mawson

$29.95 – Paperback book / Wakefield Press

Condensed version of a work first published in two volumes in London in 1915 and later as an abridged popular edition in 1930. Written by one of Australia's foremost explorers of the Antarctic region. Contains a detailed... Buy or find out more 


Antarctica Travel Guide
Lonely Planet

$39.99 – Paperback book / Lonely Planet

4th Edition / November 2008

Welcome to another planet. Its name is Antarctica, and it's not so far from where you live. Feel the salty spritz of the sea from the smack of a nearby whale tail, be dwarfed by white mountain... Buy or find out more 



 

Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica
Tim Jarvis

$39.95$0.00 – Paperback book / Melb Univ Press

In Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica, explorer Tim Jarvis relives Sir Douglas Mawson's extraordinary polar survival journey of 1912–13. Battling against ferocious blizzards and headwinds, Jarvis struggles to overcome ... Buy or find out more 


Antarctica The Last Continent
Laurent Dick

$135.00 – Hardcover book / Lannoo

Antarctica is a continent almost entirely buried by snow and ice. It is so hostile and remote that it has no permanent residents. Surrounded by the Southern Ocean, Antarctica covers nearly 9% of the Earth's land. Though ... Buy or find out more 



Racing With Death Douglas Mawson Antarctic Explorer
Beau Riffenburgh

$24.99 – Paperback book / Bloomsbury

Scott, Shackleton and Mawson were the three great explorers of the Edwardian age. Now Beau Riffenburgh tells the forgotten story of Douglas Mawson and his death-defying expedition of 1911-14. A key member of Ernest Shack... Buy or find out more 


Antarctica Secrets Of The Southern Continent Explore The Hi Story Geology And Biology Of This Magnificent Frozen Wilder
David Mcgonigal

$89.95 – Hardcover book / Simon & Schuster

The Antarctic is the coldest, driest and windiest region on Earth - yet it continues to capture our imagination. Antarctica: Secrets of the Southern Continent tells its story as we know it so far. The book features up-to... Buy or find out more 



Shackleton Of The Antarctic
T.H. Baughman

$34.95 – Paperback book / Univ Nebraska Pr

Twenty-eight men stood on a desolate Antarctic ice floe one thousand miles from the nearest human contact. In a few months the ice would melt. To survive they would have to be safely on land before that happened-if they ... Buy or find out more 


The Antarctica Book: Living in the Freezer
Mark Norman

$17.00 – Paperback book / Black Dog Books Kids

The Antarctica Book: Living in the Freezer examines life in Antarctica. Who lives there and how do they survive? You will be amazed at how these clever creatures survive in the coldest place on earth.

Written by Dr Mark ... Buy or find out more 



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