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A leading cartographer from the British Antarctic Survey maps the continent in ways never seen before, revealing a landscape as alien as it is vital to our existence. Antarctica, known as one of the least explored places on the planet and the only continent on Earth without an Indigenous population, is a world apart. Through a new collection of maps and data, this cartographer reveals Antarctica as we have never seen it before.
This is not simply a book of traditional maps. It measures everything from the thickness of the ice beneath our feet to the direction in which it flows. It maps volcanic lakes, mountain ranges the size of the Alps and canyons larger than the Grand Canyon, all hidden beneath the ice. It shows how air bubbles trapped in the ice tell us what Earth’s atmosphere was like 750,000 years ago, revealing the effects of greenhouse gases. Emperor penguin colonies abound around the coastline, while the routes of individual seals around the continent and down to the seafloor in search of food have been precisely mapped.
Twenty-nine nations have research stations in Antarctica, and their unique architecture is illustrated here, alongside the challenges of surviving in Antarctica’s harsh environment. Antarctica is also the front line in our battle against climate change. If its ice melts, almost every coastal city in the world will be flooded. The Antarctic Atlas captures the stark beauty and magic of this mysterious continent, showing how, far from being remote, it matters directly to us all.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 144
- Release Date
- 09/06/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- -
- Award
- -
- Audience
- adults
- Illustrated Books
- No
- ISBN-13
- 9780141985473
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