Hammerfest, Norway: a study in historical geography.
Some years ago it was customary to discuss a nebulous region of the world called "the north" even though this designation suffered from numerous ambiguities. To eliminate confusion and identify a particular northern portion of the earth, the terms "arctic" and "sub-arctic&qu...
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McGill University
1959
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=111761 |
| Summary: | Some years ago it was customary to discuss a nebulous region of the world called "the north" even though this designation suffered from numerous ambiguities. To eliminate confusion and identify a particular northern portion of the earth, the terms "arctic" and "sub-arctic" were introduced. Thus in searching for common denominators by which they could denote the arctic and sub-arctic, geographers have turned largely to climatic factors. One point often stressed is that the defined regional boundaries are not governed by latitudinal considerations. |
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