Through Ice & Fire by Sarah Laverick - ISBN: 9781760554798
Paperback
Antarctic ship’s 30-year saga: survival, science, and heroic resilience.

Through Ice & Fire

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    27 August 2019

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Summary

The wild and desolate expanses of Antarctica have been the setting for many famous exploits and misadventures: a place where every decision has life-or-death consequences. Legendary explorers such as Shackleton, Mawson and Scott continue to inspire to this day, and their faithful ships, the Endurance, Aurora and Terra Nova are vivid characters in their fateful voyages of discovery.

The first and only Australian-built Antarctic flagship, Aurora Australis, and her crews have likewise se…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760554798
ISBN-10:1760554790
Author:Sarah Laverick
Publisher:Pan Macmillan Australia
Imprint:Macmillan Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:27 August 2019
Weight:497g
Dimensions:235mm x 158mm x 33mm
About The Author

Sarah Laverick

Sarah Laverick has sailed on the Aurora Australis four times as a Deputy Voyage Leader and Scientist and has spent over 260 days at sea over five voyages in Antarctic waters. Sarah appears in the TVNZ documentary ‘Hunting the Ice Whales’, which focused on satellite tagging humpback whales in Antarctica. Sarah has a BSc (Hons) majoring in Marine, Freshwater and Antarctic Biology and has published fourteen scientific papers on the ecology of penguins, seals and whales. Sarah currently lives in the Hunter Valley with her family.

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