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portada The Cruise of the Antarctic to the South Polar Regions Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration)
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2011
Language
English
Pages
282
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.6 x 14.0 x 1.6 cm
Weight
0.36 kg.
ISBN
1108041868
ISBN13
9781108041867
Edition No.
1
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The Cruise of the Antarctic to the South Polar Regions Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration)

Henrik Johan Bull (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

The Cruise of the Antarctic to the South Polar Regions Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration) - Bull, Henrik Johan

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Synopsis "The Cruise of the Antarctic to the South Polar Regions Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration)"

The Norwegian businessman, shipping magnate and whaling entrepreneur Henrik Johan Bull (1844-1930) led the first expedition to make a confirmed landing on the Antarctic mainland, at Cape Adare, in January 1895. Bull's highly readable account of the expedition, published in 1896, reveals both the scientific and the commercial motivations for early Antarctic exploration. His voyage, financed by Svend Foyn, the inventor of the harpoon gun, was mainly for commercial purposes, to investigate reports of right whales in the Ross Sea. Bull, however, insisted on aiming for Antarctica, despite encountering technical problems after the vessel ran aground, and the preference of the ship's master for hunting seals to make the trip financially profitable. A part-time scientist on the expedition was Carsten Borchgrevink (1864-1934), who collected the first specimens of vegetation from the Antarctic, and later, with the Southern Cross expedition, set up the first winter base on the continent.

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