TY - BOOK AU - Sale, Richard, AU - Michelsen, Per. TI - The Arctic: the complete story SN - 9780711227071 AV - G608 .S29 2008 U1 - 919.8 22 PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - Frances Lincoln KW - Natural history KW - Arctic regions KW - History KW - Environmental conditions KW - Arctic Regions KW - Pictorial works N1 - Includes index; pt. 1. Natural Environment -- pt. 2. Human History of the Arctic -- pt. 3. Habitats and Wildlife -- pt. 4. Traveller's Guide to the Arctic -- pt. 5. Vulnerable Ecosystem N2 - "[D]ivided into chapters which explore the natural environment of the Arctic-the underlying geology, snow and ice, the climate and atmospheric phenomena-before considering human settlement and exploration." Also considers "human settlement and exploration", and looks "at travel to the various countries which fringe the Arctic."--Page 2 of cover ER -