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200 12$aA history of the arctic$b[electronic resource] $enature, exploration and exploitation /$fJohn McCannon
210   $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (352 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-78023-018-4 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aA History of the Arctic Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1. Origins: Introduction and Environmental Overview; 2. Encounters: Prehistory and Early History to 1500 CE; 3. Incursions: 1500 to 1800; 4. Crusades: 1800 to 1914; 5. Subjugations: 1914 to 1945; 6. Contaminations: 1945 to 1991; 7. Extinctions? 1991 to the Present; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index
330   $aBitter cold and constant snow. Polar bears, seals, and killer whales. Victor Frankenstein chasing his monstrous creation across icy terrain in a dogsled. The arctic calls to mind a myriad different images. Consisting of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, the United States, Russia, Greenland, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the arctic possesses a unique ecosystem-temperatures average negative 29 degrees Fahrenheit in winter and rarely rise above freezing in summer-and the indigenous peoples and cultures that live in the region have had to adapt to the harsh weather conditions. As global tem
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607   $aArctic regions$xHistory
607   $aArctic regions$xDiscovery and exploration
607   $aArctic regions$xClimate
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