At the Ends of the Earth
4
The Beginning of Polar Discovery
6
The Arctic
8
The Antarctic
10
2 Arctic PeopleEarly Settlers
12
Living in the Arctic
14
Early Explorers
16
3 Arctic ExplorationThe 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 ExplorationDefining 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 PoliticsIn the Arctic
40
In the Antarctic
42
Footprints in the Snow
44
Time Chart 46 Glossary 47 Index 48Contents
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n Inuk from Alaska looks out over the Arctic
Ocean for seals.