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	Polar Regions - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Earth's polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the poles, north of the Arctic circle, or south of the Antarctic Circle.
		They are characterised by the polar climate, extremely cold temperatures, heavy glaciation, and extreme variations in daylight hours, with 24 hour daylight in summer (the midnight sun), and permanent darkness at mid-winter.
		The North Pole and South Pole being the centres, these regions are dominated by the polar ice caps, resting respectively on ocean and the continent of Antartica.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /polar_regions.htm (488 words)

	polar exploration -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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		By the close of the 20th century, virtually all of the Earth's surface had been explored, and attention was largely directed toward its subsurface regions and its oceans, particularly the deep ocean floor.
		The exploration of the polar regions was the work of the first half of the 20th century.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276484 (807 words)

	The Frederick A. Cook Society
		It is a valuable addition to Polar literature and will provide a good starting point for general readers and historians to learn more about the famous Peary-Cook North Pole controversy, or as a starting point to explore specific side issues in the dispute.
		The librarian at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, he oversaw what was probably the largest and most inclusive collection of printed matter on the subject.
		There is a chronological polar time line that lists polar expeditions by region, a 135-word glossary of technical terms (such as the different forms of ice and types of vessels), abbreviations and acronyms, an extensive bibliography, and an index.
	www.cookpolar.org /literature.htm (1425 words)

	History Highlights - Polar Exploration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Other chronicles of Arctic exploration include Trial By Ice: The True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition by Richard Parry (2001); and The Ice Master by Jennifer Niven (2000), an account of another doomed Arctic voyage, that of the Karluk in 1913.
		For highlights of exploration in both polar regions, Polar Reaches: The History of Arctic and Antarctic Exploration by Richard Sale is also a good choice.
		In addition to books, polar exploration is the subject of a number of fascinating websites.
	www.vpl.ca /branches/LibrarySquare/his/Highlights/Polar_Exploration.html (737 words)

	Antarctica Exploration \| Antarctica Expedition \| Polar Exploration \| Polar Expedition \| Questia.com Online Library
		Larsen began whaling at South Georgia island in 1904-5, and the seas of the Scotia Arc became the center of Antarctic whaling until after 1926.
		The 1890s also marked the beginning of a period of extensive Antarctic exploration, during which 16 exploring expeditions from nine countries visited the continent.
		For the first time, many of them were financed by private individuals and sponsored by scientific societies.
	www.questia.com /library/antarctica-exploration.jsp (403 words)

	AllRefer.com - polar exploration, Antarctica (Antarctic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
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		Retailer of Antarctica and South Pole maps, videos, books, gifts, clothing and more, as well as a source for news, weather and information from the frozen continent.
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