Product Description

This is a practical guide to the Arctic's natural history - sky, atmosphere, terrain, ice, the sea, plants, birds, mammals, fish and insects - for those who will experience the Arctic firsthand and also for armchair travellers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #449673 in Books
• Published on: 1994-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 344 pages

Customer Reviews

An intro to the Arctic
I bought this before a trip to Spitsbergen and immediately came across a big problem; though it claims to cover the Arctic, it only covers the Canadian and Greenland Arctic. Spitsbergen, Scandinavia and siberia are not covered explicitly. Of course, a lot of what it covers is relevant, but you need another book to tell you which bits!

On the plus side, it is well organised with each main topic in a chapter. The opening to each chapter was excellent - a clear introduction to the general principles of glaciation, climate etc. These are thorough and without mystifying jargon. I actually felt I understood the reasons for midnight sun, midday moon etc. The detail that follows in each chapter is good too, but the black and white line drawings look old fashioned.

Definitely worth reading - even if you are going to Spitsbergen - but not a book to take with you.