Links
Introduction to Paleoclimatology
www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/primer.html
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
working with scientists around the world to study climate
variability and change. On this site, find out why and how
paleoclimatologists study climate and learn more about
Antarctica's important role in this field.
National Public Radio's Journey to Antarctica
www.wbur.org/special/antarctica/
Check in daily with writer and producer Dan Grossman as he
reports to NPR during a five-week trip to Antarctica in early
2003. Read journal entries and browse Grossman's photo
galleries.
Glacier
www.glacier.rice.edu
Search this site for facts and statistics on Antarctica, the
nitty gritty of glaciers, and lists of related books, films, Web
sites, and more.
Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance
www.pbs.org/nova/shackleton
Explore our own massive site on Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916
Antarctic odyssey. The NOVA site includes both a range of
historical material related to Shackleton and other polar
explorers as well as photographs and panoramas of the continent
today, shot by a NOVA crew during an April 2000 online
adventure.
Adventure Network International
www.adventure-network.com
Visit the Web site of the private tour company that flew NOVA's
crew to its destinations in Antarctica and provided an initial
base for them during the making of "Mountain of Ice."
Books
The Last Place on Earth
by Roland Huntford. New York:
Random House, 1999.
Biographer Roland Huntford describes the race between Norway's
Roald Amundsen and England's Robert Falcon Scott to claim the
South Pole. Huntford's popular and well-written book debunks many
myths about Scott and claims that Amundsen deserves more credit
for his feat than he usually gets.
The South Pole
by Roald Amundsen. Phoenix, Arizona:
Copper Square Press, 2001.
Read the tale as told by Amundsen himself. Originally published
as two volumes in 1913, this recent edition has been repackaged
into a single book with a foreword written by biographer Roland
Huntford.
Antarctica and the Antarctic: The Complete Encyclopedia
by David McGonigal et al. Toronto: Firefly Books, 2001
This beautifully illustrated 608-page tome covers the last place
on Earth's geology, geography, wildlife, human life, and
exploration history in great detail. It comes with a CD-ROM for an
interactive exploration of the book's topics.
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