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The Antarctic Dive Guide: Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition
Lisa Eareckson Kelley
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Description for The Antarctic Dive Guide: Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition
Paperback. Series: Wildguides. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 color photos. 3 halftones. 31 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; WSSC; WTHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 332.
The Antarctic Dive Guide is the first and only dive guide to the seventh continent, until recently the exclusive realm of scientific and military divers. Today, however, the icy waters of Antarctica have become the extreme destination for recreational divers wishing to explore beyond the conventional and observe the strange marine life that abounds below the surface. This book is packed with information about the history of diving in Antarctica and its wildlife, and features stunning underwater photography. The Antarctic Dive Guide covers 31 key dive sites on the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia and includes maps and detailed ... Read more
The Antarctic Dive Guide is the first and only dive guide to the seventh continent, until recently the exclusive realm of scientific and military divers. Today, however, the icy waters of Antarctica have become the extreme destination for recreational divers wishing to explore beyond the conventional and observe the strange marine life that abounds below the surface. This book is packed with information about the history of diving in Antarctica and its wildlife, and features stunning underwater photography. The Antarctic Dive Guide covers 31 key dive sites on the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia and includes maps and detailed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Series
Wildguides
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691163444
SKU
V9780691163444
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lisa Eareckson Kelley
Lisa Eareckson Kelley began working aboard Expedition ships in 2000. Most at home in the polar regions, she spends over half the year in the Arctic and Antarctic. During the Austral winter of 2010, she was the station manager at Palmer Station for the United States Antarctic Program. Passionate about the future of Antarctic and Arctic tourism, she is an ... Read more
Reviews for The Antarctic Dive Guide: Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition
"[F]rigid descriptions come with beautiful color photographs of sea cucumbers, seals, sea stars, salps, and an array of other marine organisms... The Antarctic Dive Guide does an admirable job at ... conveying the joys and the risks involved at entering such a beautiful, alien part of the world."
Brian Switek, National Geographic Laelaps blog "Impressive in its readability and accessibility to ... Read more
Brian Switek, National Geographic Laelaps blog "Impressive in its readability and accessibility to ... Read more