An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson.

Class and colonialism in antarctic exploration, 1750-1920 / by Ben Maddison.

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Antarctica - Discovery and exploration

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An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson.

Class and colonialism in antarctic exploration, 1750-1920 / by Ben Maddison.