Summer in Greenland

Klappentext An evocative portrait of the country, its immense and sublime landscape, its people, and life on the Danish scientific station. Zusammenfassung Written in an engaging conversational tone! this account conveys Seward's enthusiasm for Greenland. It includes an explanation for non-specialists of some fossil plants found there! which provide evidence that the country had a much milder climate in previous geological periods. It also contains Seward's photographs of Inuit traditional life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The colonisation of Greenland by Eric the Red; 2. Greenland a land of sunshine; 3. The Eskimoes and their rulers; 4. The variety and beauty of the flora of Greenland; 5. More about fossil plants; 6. Hare Island; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Seward, A. C. Seward
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2010
• EAN: 9781108012836
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01283-6
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Greenland, Physical geography & topography, Physical geography and topography