Arctic Passages

Author : Willy Ostreng
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364216790X
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shipping in Arctic Waters written by Willy Ostreng and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive and richest study undertaken so far of the factors and conditions that will determine the scope and range of shipping and shipping activities in Arctic waters now and in the future. Furthermore, it is the first study comparing the three Arctic transportation corridors, covering a variety of interacting and interdependent factors such as: - geopolitics, military affairs, global warming, sea ice melting, international economic trends, resources, competing modes of transportation, environmental challenges, logistics, ocean law and regulations, corporate governance, jurisdictional matters and rights of indigenous peoples, arctic cruise tourism and marine insurance.

Author : Jeff MacInnis
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 9780804106504
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Polar Passage written by Jeff MacInnis and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in July, 1986, dressed in high-tech diving suits and mountaineering gear, Jeff MacInnis and photographer Mike Beedell sailed, dragged and slid their 450-pound catamaran, The Perception, through the brutal high-Arctic environment. An enthralling story of struggle and survival. HC: Random House (Canada).

Author : John Bockstoce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780688116064
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Passages written by John Bockstoce and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0385673620
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Arctic Grail written by Pierre Berton and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scores of nineteenth-century expeditions battled savage cold, relentless ice and winter darkness in pursuit of two great prizes: the quest for the elusive Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific and the international race to reach the North Pole. Pierre Berton's #1 best-selling book brings to life the great explorers: the pious and ambitious Edward Parry, the flawed hero John Franklin, ruthless Robert Peary and the cool Norwegian Roald Amundsen. He also credits the Inuit, whose tracking and hunting skills saved the lives of the adventurers and their men countless times. These quests are peopled with remarkable figures full of passion and eccentricity. They include Charles Hall, an obscure printer who abandoned family and business to head to a frozen world of which he knew nothing; John Ross, whose naval career ended when he spotted a range of mountains that didn't exist; Frederick Cook, who faked reaching the North Pole; and Jane Franklin, who forced an expensive search for her missing husband upon a reluctant British government. Pierre Berton, who won his first Governor General's award for The Mysterious North, here again gives us an important and fascinating history that reads like a novel as he examines the historic events of the golden age of Arctic exploration.

Author : William Elliott Butler
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789028604988
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northeast Arctic Passage written by William Elliott Butler and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1977-12-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and geographical characteristics of Northern Sea Route and legal regime.

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108071430
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Life as an Explorer written by Roald Amundsen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1927 autobiography, in English translation, of the first man to traverse the North-West Passage and to reach the South Pole.

Author : Frédéric Regard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317321529
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Exploration in the Nineteenth Century written by Frédéric Regard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on nineteenth-century attempts to locate the northwest passage, the essays in this volume present this quest as a central element of British culture.

Author : Brian Payton
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0385665334
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ice Passage written by Brian Payton and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling account of suffering and survival, The Ice Passage charts an epic quest from desire to destiny. It begins as a mission of mercy. Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator sets sail in search of them. Instead of rescuing lost comrades, the Investigator’s officers and crew soon find themselves trapped in their own ordeal, facing starvation, madness, and death on the unknown Polar Sea. If only they can save themselves, they will bring back news of perhaps the greatest maritime achievement of the age: their discovery of the elusive Northwest Passage between Europe and the Orient. In addition to their Great Success, the “Investigators” are the first Europeans to contact the Inuit of the western Arctic archipelago, and the first to record sustained observations of the local wildlife and climate. But the cost of hubris, ignorance, daring, and deceit is soon laid bare. In the face of catastrophe, a desperate rescue plan is made to send away the weakest men to meet their fate on the ice. In a narrative rich with insight and grace, Brian Payton reconstructs the final voyage of the Investigator and the trials of her officers and crew. Drawing on long-forgotten journals, transcripts, and correspondence — some never before published — Payton weaves an astonishing tale of endurance. Along the way, he vividly evokes an Arctic wilderness we now stand to lose.

Author : Donat Pharand
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789024729791
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Northwest Passage written by Donat Pharand and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1984 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a description and history of exploration of the Northwest Passage, projection of future commercial use, analysis of the past and present legal status of the Passage and a discussion of the main policy implications of future use.

Author : Frédéric Lasserre
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351037455
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arctic Shipping written by Frédéric Lasserre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers both the present state of Arctic shipping and possible future trends with reference to the various sectors of maritime transportation: cruise tourism, container traffic and bulk shipping. Ports are analysed as tools that support the strategies of coastal states to foster the development of resource extraction, enhance the attractiveness of Arctic shipping lanes and enable the control of maritime activities through coast guard deployment. The aim of this book is to draw a picture of the trends of Arctic shipping. How is traffic evolving in Canada’s Arctic, or along the Northern Sea Route? Are there significant differences between bulk and container shipping segments when considering the Arctic market? How are the ports and the hinterland developing and what are the strategies behind those? How is the legal framework shaping the evolution of maritime transportation? The contributors to this book consider all of these questions, and more, as they map out the prospects for Arctic shipping and analyse in detail the development of Arctic shipping as a result of multi-variable interactions. This book will be key reading for industry professionals and post-graduate students alike.