Author
Wiesel; Arnan ; Summerson; Rupert ; Hince; Bernadette
Year
2015
Publisher
ANU Press
Language
English
ISBN
978-1-92502-228-5
Last Update
06-Nov-2024
Keywords
Music ; Physics ; History
In 2011, we commemorated a series of Antarctic anniversaries: the centenary of Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 100 years since the attainment of the South Pole, 75 years since the coming into force of the Australian Antarctic Territory and 50 years since the ratification of the Antarctic Treaty. On planet Earth today, it could be said that we inhabit the Antarctic moment. Each year now, tens of thousands of tourists visit a realm that, just a few generations ago, was virtually unknown. Over the past century we have learned just how different is the Antarctic from the Arctic, and Antarctica...
