The Open Polar Sea

The Open Polar Sea was one of the most prevalent myths of nineteenth-century Arctic exploration. Several explorers had hypothesised a stretch of ice-free sea between Greenland and the North Pole, and several expeditions set out in search of it. One of these was planned and led by Isaac Israel Hayes...

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Main Author: Hayes, Isaac Israel
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: Cambridge University Press 2012
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139236362