Antarctica: India’s Journey to the Frozen Continent

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Antarctica, a land of mystery and wonders, is the Earths last great wilderness. Fifty million years back, it had evergreen forests with many types of animals and plants. Today, the continent is a white desert -the coldest, driest, stormiest, windiest and the most inaccessible place in the world. A continent of extremes with nearly six months of continuous day and about six months of continuous night, its lowest temperature of -89.6°C and wind speeds up to 190 km per hour during blizzards make it a unique place on Earth. This no-mans continent has nearly 90 per cent of the worlds freshwater deposit in the form of ice. If the ice melts, the earth s sea level will rise by several meters, thus submerging a major part of the land under water. Indias journey to this remote and isolated continent began in search of knowledge and for unraveling its mystery.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dinabandhu Sahoo

Dr. Dinabandhu Sahoo obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from University of Delhi. He is actively engaged in research in the field of seaweeds since 1983. He was the first Indian student to visit Antartica during 1987-88 in the 7th Indian Scientific Expendition to Antartica.

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Title
Antarctica: India’s Journey to the Frozen Continent
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Edition
1st.ed.
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ISBN
9789381523742
Length
153p., Illustrations; Chiefly Colour; Colour; Maps; 28cm.
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