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Head to the Far North for an unforgettable journey between 60°N and 90°N…
Let's go to the ends of the world, to the Far North, between the 60th and 90th degrees of latitude, into the unique nature of the Arctic with photographs of breathtaking beauty. The journey begins at 60 ° N, with its tundra and fjord landscapes, and ends at 90 ° N at the North Pole, and its deep blue ice landscapes, icebergs, pack ice and glaciers.
We cross many countries, regions and cities, going up towards the Far North, whether Anchorage in Alaska, Hudson Bay, the Faroe Islands, to go back little by little passing through the Icelandic national parks, the Lofoten Islands , the North Cape in Norway, Spitsbergen, the Baffin Strait, the Kara Sea in Russia, Greenland…
Historical pages look back on the important moments of the Arctic Circle, starting with the gold rush in Alaska in 1896, the legendary maritime route of the Northwest Passage, the conquest of the North Pole, the life of the Inuit, without forgetting the first polar expeditions with the explorers Peary, Amundsen, Jean-Baptiste Charcot and Paul-Émile Victor. Thematic pages also present the fauna that can be encountered in these wild regions, such as penguins, but also polar bears, walruses, arctic wolves, snow foxes and even bearded seals.
ISBN/EAN : 9782344059241
Publication date: 2023
Pagination: 304 pages
Folded dimensions: 24 x 32 x 3 cm
Language(s): French
Poids :
1860 g
