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of the reflected light, because here lie deserts of ice that
never melt. In the north is the frozen sea called the Arctic
and in the south is the continent, Antarctica.
Exploring this Book
This book is divided into five chapters. The first one
describes the differences between the Arctic and the
Antarctic. The second looks at the people who live in the
Arctic (no one has ever settled in the Antarctic). The next
two chapters separate the exploration of the Arctic and
the Antarctic. Finally we look at the polar regions today,
at both their political and environmental importance.