A Winter Away from Home William Barents and the North-East Passage |
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| Author:
| Unwin, Rayner |
| ISBN: | 978-0-924486-85-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | Sheridan House, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $37.99 |
Book Description:
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Around the end of the sixteenth century, several expiditions tried to establish a north-east passage to Asia, but fog, pack-ice, and the confusing geography of the coast of Russia proved consistently confusing. No one pursued a north-east passage with such tenacious skill as the Dutch sailing-master William Barents.
Around the end of the sixteenth century, several expiditions tried to establish a north-east passage to Asia, but fog, pack-ice, and the confusing geography of the coast of Russia proved consistently confusing. No one pursued a north-east passage with such tenacious skill as the Dutch sailing-master William Barents.