In the Land of White Death
An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic
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2002
Pimlico (Verlag)
978-0-7126-6815-6 (ISBN)
Pimlico (Verlag)
978-0-7126-6815-6 (ISBN)
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In 1912, Albanov set off to search for new Arctic hunting grounds. After getting stuck in the ice and drifting for a year-and-a-half they decided to search for safety. This is the diary of Albanov and his crew and their 90-day ordeal crossing the Arctic ice in search of land and safety.
In 1912 the Russian navigator Valerian Albanov embarked on an expedition to find new Arctic hunting grounds. Albanov's ship the "Saint Anna" became frozen fast in the ice of the treacherous Kara Sea. Problems were futher compounded by an incompetent commander, the absence of crucial nautical charts, insufficient fuel and inadequate provisions that left the crew weak and debilitated by scurvy. After a year-and-a-half of drifting through the ice Albanov and 13 crewmen left the ship. Hauling makeshift sledges and kayaks behind them, the crew crossed the frozen sea hoping to reach the distant coast of Franz Josef Land. With only an inaccurate map to guide them, Albanov led his men on a 235-mile journey, through blizzards, disintegrating ice floes, polar bear attacks, starvation and sickness, snowblindness and mutiny. This book is Albanov's diary of the 90 day ordeal.
In 1912 the Russian navigator Valerian Albanov embarked on an expedition to find new Arctic hunting grounds. Albanov's ship the "Saint Anna" became frozen fast in the ice of the treacherous Kara Sea. Problems were futher compounded by an incompetent commander, the absence of crucial nautical charts, insufficient fuel and inadequate provisions that left the crew weak and debilitated by scurvy. After a year-and-a-half of drifting through the ice Albanov and 13 crewmen left the ship. Hauling makeshift sledges and kayaks behind them, the crew crossed the frozen sea hoping to reach the distant coast of Franz Josef Land. With only an inaccurate map to guide them, Albanov led his men on a 235-mile journey, through blizzards, disintegrating ice floes, polar bear attacks, starvation and sickness, snowblindness and mutiny. This book is Albanov's diary of the 90 day ordeal.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.1.2002 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | maps |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 136 x 218 mm |
| Gewicht | 264 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7126-6815-2 / 0712668152 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7126-6815-6 / 9780712668156 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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