An account of the first successful crossing of Antarctica by dogsled and ski follows the renowned explorer Steger as he leads a six-man Trans-Antarctica international team on a four-thousand-mile journey.

When Bee aces her report card she claims her reward, which is a trip to Antarctica, but her mother, Bernadette, disappears due to her intensifying allergy to Seattle and people in general, which has made her so agoraphobic that a virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands and Bee uses emails, invoices, school memos, private correspondence, and other evidence to try and understand why her mother has left.

The world's most hostile environment just became even deadlier… Brutal, unforgiving, and breathtaking-for American biologist Kathy McNeely, much of Antarctica's lure lies in its dangerous beauty. Part of an international research team sent to study the long-term effects of an oil spill on the ecology, Kathy's focus is on the penguin population. As she uncovers a mysterious new threat to the birds, a sudden blizzard drives more than snow to her team's...

Presents an introduction to Antarctica, providing information on its geography, plant and animal life, history of human exploration and scientific research, and more. Includes illustrations.

"Examines the relationship of art, land and history in the Antarctic. An interdisciplinary study of the science and art of the continent. Observes life at McMurdo Station and Pole, describing scientific research and daily operations"--Provided by publisher.

The Transantarctic Mountains are the most remote mountain belt on Earth, an utterly pristine wilderness of ice and rock rising to majestic heights and extending for 1500 miles. This book provides extensive photographs of the area, as well as the history of exploration of the region. This book takes the armchair traveler on an expedition to Antarctica, and a wilderness area that few have seen. [From publisher's description]