The Polar World (Geographies for Advanced Study Series)

xvi, 328 pp. 8vo. Maps and black & white photographs throughout. From the jacket: "... the first comprehensive treatment for some years of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, their lands and seas, the history of their exploration and their economic and political significance in the modern world. Profusely illustrated with original maps and diagrams and photographs, this work is the result of the author's first-hand experience, particularly of the Canadian Arctic, and of extensive research into Russian and other literatures."