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At the Ends of the Earth 4
The Beginning of Polar Discovery 6
The Arctic 8
The Antarctic 10
Early Settlers 12
Living in the Arctic 14
Early Explorers 16
3 Arctic Exploration
The 14th to 16th Centuries 18
The Search for the Northeast and
Northwest Passages 20
Siberia and Alaska 22
Sir John Franklin 24
Peary and Cook: The Race for the
North Pole 26
4 Antarctic Exploration
Defining the Limits 28
Near Misses 30
The First Antarctic Winter 32
The Siege of the South Pole 34
A Forgotten Continent 36
International Co-operation 38
5 Polar Politics
In the Arctic 40
In the Antarctic 42
Footprints in the Snow 44
Time Chart 46
Glossary 47
Index 48
Contents
An Inuk from Alaska looks out over the Arctic
Ocean for seals.