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Weaving science and narrative to examine the history of our fascination with ice, mcneil paints vivid portraits of the people drawn to the unforgiving continent and highlights the importance of the research conducted. Ice diaries is the story of mcneils years spent in ice, not only in the antarctic, but her subsequent travels to greenland, iceland, and svalbard, culminating in a strange event in cape town, south africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. Ice diaries an antarctic memoir by jean mcneil 360 pp. Ice diaries ebook by jean mcneil 9781770908765 rakuten kobo.
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