ANTARCTIC ATLAS (PB)

A leading cartographer from the British Antarctic Survey maps the continent in ways never seen before, revealing a landscape as alien as it is vital to our very existence. It maps volcanic lakes, mountain ranges the size of the Alps and gorges longer than the Grand Canyon. It shows us how air bubbles trapped in ice tell us what the earth's atmosphere was like 750,000 years ago, proving the effects of greenhouse gases. Antarctica is also the frontier of our fight against climate change. This book shows how, far from being abstract, Antarctica has direct relevance to us all.