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Antarctic
      Titles Descriptions
  1. Antarctic Ozone Hole
  2. Antarctic Philately
  3. British Antarctic Survey
  4. British Antarctic Survey Ozone Bulletins
  5. Cool Antarctica
  6. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
  7. Glacier
  8. GRID Arendal
  9. Maps of Polar Regions and Oceans
  10. USGS Atlas of Antarctic Research
  11. VolcanoWorld Volcano Index

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Antarctic Ozone Hole
Document which explains the formation of the spring-time depletion of the ozone layer above the Antarctic (the ozone hole), and answers some common questions. The ozone hole was discovered by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey in 1985, and demonstrated that understanding of the atmosphere is far from complete.
     Author: Shanklin, Jonathan
     Subjects: antarctic, global change, ozone
     DeweyClass: 363.7392
     Resource type: document
Antarctic Philately
Information about the stamps, postal history and explorers of the Antarctic. Includes time line, explorers, stamps, early postal history, modern postal history and maps.
     Author: Pierson, Gary
     Subjects: antarctic, postage stamps
     DeweyClass: 769.56
     Resource type: documents, images
British Antarctic Survey
The BAS undertakes a programme of science in the Antarctic region, giving the UK an authoritative voice in Antarctic affairs. BAS research covers all aspects of science and exploits the unique natural laboratory conditions in the Antarctic to address problems of global and regional relevance. BAS also discharges the UK's responsibilities for complying with the Antarctic Treaty and administers the British Antarctic Territory.
     Author: British Antarctic Survey
     Subjects: antarctic, geological surveys
     DeweyClass: 559
     Resource type: documents, news
British Antarctic Survey Ozone Bulletins
Set of regular bulletins dating back to 1993 which contain the actual ozone values reported from the Antarctic together with an analysis of the current situation.
     Author: British Antarctic Survey
     Subjects: antarctic, ozone
     DeweyClass: 363.7392
     Resource type: reference documents
Cool Antarctica
Selected photographs and fact-files on the history, environment, and wildlife of Antarctica. Also offers a travel guide to the area, and a selection of Antarctic-related news stories.
     Author: Ward, Paul
     Subjects: antarctic
     DeweyClass: 998.9
     Resource type: documents, images
Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Documents Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 voyage to the Antarctic aboard The Endurance, which collapsed when the vessel became trapped in ice, forcing the crew to abandon ship. Shackleton then embarked upon an 800 mile open boat journey, now considered one of the greatest boat journeys in history, before trekking across the mountains of South Georgia where he was able to organise a rescue team to save his crew.
     Author: American Museum of Natural History
     Subjects: antarctic, geography research
     DeweyClass: 910.45
     Resource type: documents, images
Glacier
A range of information about Antarctica, including weather conditions, oceanography, photographs of life at research stations, and a browsable glossary of over 300 terms related to Antarctica.
     Author: Rice University
     Subjects: antarctic, oceanography education
     DeweyClass: 998
     Resource type: guide
GRID Arendal
Environmental information on Norway and the polar regions. GRID-Arendal aims to be an internationally recognised information centre providing decision-makers and the public with improved access to high quality environmental information.
     Author: United Nations Environment Programme
     Subjects: antarctic, arctic, norway
     DeweyClass: 998
     Resource type: documents
Maps of Polar Regions and Oceans
Set of maps produced by the CIA covering Antarctica, the Arctic region, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean islands.
     Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: antarctic, arctic, world maps
     DeweyClass: 912.99
     Resource type: map collection
USGS Atlas of Antarctic Research
Interactive atlas of the Antarctic providing research results, collections of data, and descriptions of geological projects conducted in the region. Contains several layers of ecological information concerning rock outcrops, sand, snow, lakes, contours, and springs.
     Author: US Geological Survey
     Subjects: antarctic, geological surveys
     DeweyClass: 998
     Resource type: interactive map
VolcanoWorld Volcano Index
Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
     Author: North Dakota University
     Subjects: antarctic, australian geography, bolivia, cameroon, cape verde, chad, chile, china, colombia, comoros, congo democratic republic, costa rica, dominica, ecuador, el salvador, ethiopia, greece, guatemala, iceland, india, indonesia, iran, italy, japan, kenya, libya, mexico, micronesia, mountaineering, new zealand, nicaragua, niger, papua new guinea, peru, philippines, rwanda, saint vincent, saudi arabia, solomon islands, spain, sudan, tanzania, turkey, uganda, volcanoes, zaire
     DeweyClass: 551.21
     Resource type: images, reference data