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Erebus the Ice Dragon : a portrait of an Antarctic volcano
Author
Title
Erebus the Ice Dragon : a portrait of an Antarctic volcano / Colin Monteath.
ISBN
9781991016362
1991016360
Publication
Auckland, New Zealand : Massey University Press, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
349 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 x 22 cm
Summary
Haunting and searingly beautiful, Erebus has attracted explorers, mountaineers, artists and scientists; each drawn to the mountain by their own particular vision or curiosity. The mountain is a truly unique geological phenomenon - an active volcano sheathed in ice, with hundreds of ice caves, steaming towers 6 metres high around its summit and a lava lake. Also, in the minds of many New Zealanders, it is a place of destruction and despair, wrought by a single momentous accident. Antarctica veteran Monteath weaves history, science, art and adventure into a compelling tale, supported by superb images selected from his lifetime of working and voyaging in the area.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Machine-generated: Foreword / Peter Barrett
Erebus : son of chaos
Antarctica ; carved in ice, forged by fire
'Mountains of Madness' : a continent ringed by fiery islands
'This splendid burning mountain' ; the discovery of Mount Erebus, 1841
'Keeper of the southern gateway' : the first ascent of Mount Erebus, 1908
'Give me Erebus for my friend' : the second ascent, 1912
HMS Pemmican sails on Erebus : the third ascent, 1959, and beyond
The heartbeat of Erebus : probing the defences of the volcano, 1970s
'No latitude for error' : reflections on the 1979 Ross Island air crash
The darkness beckons : Roger Mear's solo winter ascent of Erebus, 1985
Scrambles in the heart of the Antarctic : an ascent of Erebus from Cape Royds, 1991
Tread lightly in a land of extremophiles : the unique microbial world of Erebus
The magma and the mantle : solving the Erebus enigma 1980-2016.. and beyond
Shaping a volcano : Erebus and the artistic imagination / Adelle Jackson
Erebus chronology
Air New Zealand Flight TE
Glossary
Notes
Further reading
About the author
Acknowledgements.
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