21st Century Complete Guide to South Pole Research, Antarctica, and Antarctic Research Stations, Icebergs and Meteorites

This electronic book on CD-ROM presents the complete story of U.S. research at the South Pole. It covers its subject matter with an extensive array of color images, charts, graphs and maps, with special emphasis on natural phenomenon (including icebergs and iceberg development) and research stations and equipment. Antarctic research stations covered include the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, McMurdo Station, Palmer Station, and Vostok Station. South Pole Station construction and modernization is extensively covered and documented. Geographical areas covered include Ellsworth Land, Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, the George V Coast, Gondwanaland, Lake Hoare, Larsen Ice Shelf, McMurdo Dry Valley, the Mount Erebus volcano, Mount Moulton, the Oates Coast, Pine Island Glacier, Ross Sea, Transarctic Mountains, Victoria Land, and Thwaites Glacier.World Spaceflight News Staff is the author of '21st Century Complete Guide to South Pole Research, Antarctica, and Antarctic Research Stations, Icebergs and Meteorites', published 2002 under ISBN 9781931828192 and ISBN 1931828199.