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Tables of Contents for The Last Continent
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
 
Introduction
1
4
The Southern Region
5
20
Introduction: Arctic and Antarctic
5
1
The Antarctic region
5
1
Antarctica: A continent apart
6
1
The ice sheet
7
1
Antarctic climates
7
5
Geology
12
2
Coastal landings
14
2
The Southern Ocean
16
2
Sea ice
18
3
Icebergs
21
3
Southern Ocean islands
24
1
Further reading
24
1
Vegetation and wildlife
25
32
Introduction
25
1
Soils and vegetation
26
3
Insects and other beasties
29
3
Inshore flora and fauna
32
1
Plankton
33
1
Fish and fisheries
34
2
Birds
36
11
Seals
47
6
Whales, porpoises, dolphins
53
2
Further reading
55
2
How do we get there?
57
8
Introduction
57
1
Antarctica by air
57
2
Antarctica by sea
59
3
To the southern hemisphere
62
1
Health, travel insurance
63
1
Further reading
64
1
On our way: The South American sector
65
14
Introduction
65
1
Ports of departure
66
4
Starting off
70
1
Sea sickness: Ship safety
71
1
Cape Horn
72
1
Heading south
73
3
Landings
76
1
Further reading
77
2
The Falkland Islands and South Georgia
79
32
Introduction
79
1
The Falkland Islands
79
4
Landings on the Falkland Islands
83
10
South Georgia
93
3
Landings on South Georgia
96
14
Further reading
110
1
South Shetland, South Orkney and South Sandwich Islands
111
34
Introduction
111
2
South Shetland Islands
113
5
Landings on the South Shetlands
118
21
South Orkney Islands
139
1
Landings on the South Orkney Islands
140
1
South Sandwich Islands
141
1
Landings on the South Sandwich Islands
142
2
Further reading
144
1
Antarctic Peninsula and Palmer Archipelago
145
36
Introduction
145
3
Landings in the northern peninsula area
148
8
Brandsfield Strait
156
1
Landings in the mid-peninsula area
157
16
Landings in the southern peninsula area
173
7
Further reading
180
1
The Ross Sea sector
181
25
Introduction: The Ross Dependency
181
5
Visiting the Ross Dependency
186
1
Ports of departure
187
3
Southern islands
190
1
The Victoria Land coast
191
3
McMurdo Sound
194
7
Cape Crozier and the Ross Barrier
201
2
Further reading
203
3
The continental coasts and interior
206
19
Introduction: the ice coasts
206
3
Ports of departure
209
4
Visiting the southern islands
213
1
Visiting the continental coast
213
1
Coats Land
214
2
Dronning Maud Land
216
2
Enderby Land, Kemp Land
218
1
Mac. Robertson Land
219
1
Princes Elizabeth Land
220
1
Wilhelm II Land
220
1
Queen Mary Land
220
1
Wilkes Land
221
1
Terre Adelie
221
1
George V Land
222
1
Oates Land
222
1
Marie Byrd Land
223
1
The continental interior
223
1
Further reading
224
1
Southern islands
225
24
Introduction
225
1
The ecological zones
226
2
Atlantic sector islands
228
4
Indian sector islands
232
11
Pacific sector islands
243
4
Further reading
247
2
Return from Antarctica
249
24
Introduction: Howeward bound
249
1
Who owns Antarctica?
250
1
Claims to Antarctica
250
1
Non-claimants: US attitudes
251
1
Occupation and administration
251
1
Post-war initiatives
252
1
International Geophysical Year
252
1
The Antarctic Treaty
253
7
Antarctica Treaty achievement
260
1
Development of the Treaty System
260
1
The minerals issue
261
1
The 1991 Protocol
262
2
Tourism under the Treaty
264
1
Self-regulation
264
2
Research on tourism
266
1
Regulation under the Protocol
266
3
Antarctica---a world park?
269
1
Keeping in touch
270
1
Further reading
271
2
Index
273