Antarctica: Wilderness At Risk
The non fiction book “Antarctica: Wilderness at Risk” written and researched by Barney Brewster gave me insight into the environmental dangers posed to Antarctica. The book explains dangers created by humans that bring damage and risk to the extremely fragile ecosystem of Antarctica and gives interesting information on its history.
I found the history of Antarctic exploration interesting. Antarctic exploration has had many famous names and expeditions associated with people like Amundsen and Scott have shaped the progress of the continent with their brave and famous expeditions. The two most famous expeditions to Antarctica were headed by Amundsen and Scott in a race to the South Pole. Roald Amundsen was an explorer from Norway. Originally Amundsen was most interested in being the first to reach the North Pole but he was deprived of this when the explorer Peary reached it first. Amundsen then turned his attention to the South Pole, a much more difficult and dangerous Pole to......
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