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End of the earth

Hardcover • 2003 • English • 1. edition

End of the earth: voyages to Antarctica

By Peter Matthiessen

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About the book

Matthiessen chronicles two voyages into the frozen seas that surround a landmass larger than the continental United States. He discusses everything from global warming and the ozon layer to the role of krill, the teeming crustacean that is the cornerstone of the marine food chain. Nature lovers will be fascinated by descriptions of more than half of the penguin species and an array of seabirds, whales, leopard seals ans elephant seals. There are also descriptions of the seldom seen polar rookeri...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9780792250593

Publisher

National Geographic

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

End of the earth

Format

Hardcover

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