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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Passive margins are found at every ocean and continent boundary that is not marked by a strike-slip fault or a subduction zone. Passive margins define the region around the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and western Indian Ocean, and define the entire coasts of Africa, Greenland, India and Australia. They are also found on the east coast of North America and South America, in western Europe and most of Antarctica. East Asia also contains some passive margins. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Qaarsut, old spelling Qaersut, is a settlement in the Qaasuitsupmunicipality, in western Greenland. It is situated on the northeastern shore of the Nuussuaq Peninsula. Approximate location is 70°44?N 52°39?W? / ?70.733°N 52.65°W? / 70.733; -52.65. Population (2007) is 200. Greenland?s first coal mine operated between 1778 and 1924 in Qaarsut. Qaarsut Airport, with the international airport code JQA, also serves Uummannaq. It was inaugurated September 29, 1999. The much bigger town of Uummannaq has only a heliport, for lack of space on the Uummannaq Island. An Air Greenland helicopter service connects Uummannaq with Qaarsut airport; flying distance 21 km. ... Read more

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The effects of climate change are most clearly reflected in the dynamic changes in Earth's ice cover. While the distribution of ice on Earth has fluctuated on all time scales, the recent, unprecedented warming of the last century is leading to an apparent collapse of much of the remaining glaciers and ice caps on the planet. What is the best way to study this ice cover? How can we best determine what changes are occurring and their causes?This book is addressed to researchers in the field of glaciers and climate that are interested in methods to study the ever-changing cryosphere. From the world's largest tropical ice cap to the Greenland Ice Sheet, this book takes you on a journey across the world and through several different methods of gleaming information from the ice. In the tropics, remote sensing classi­fication techniques are applied to the Quelccaya Ice Cap to present a 40-year history of the retreat of glaciers there and some analysis of the linkages to climate. On the Greenland Ice Sheet, field measurements are employed to create an elevation profile of the mass balance components of the glacier.Finally, three mass balance models are investigated in their applicability to that profile with some surprising results. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Greenland includes all of Kalaallit Nunaat including the Island of Greenland and surrounding islands. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation. This article defines a major mountain peak as a summit with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence. An ultra prominent peak is a summit with at least 1500 metres of topographic prominence. ... Read more

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A boxed set of 6 wonderful books, great for learning goegraphy and history. The stamps included will help that tactile learner. Fantastic photography! ... Read more

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Eric the Red was wild and hot-headed, even for a Viking. His quick temper was always getting him into trouble. But he learned quickly how to lead, and in time became a great warrior and a fearless adventurer. He discovered a new land--Greenland--and founded a new nation. ... Read more

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My four-year-old son loves history thanks to this book!
We've read this book so many times!I'm purchasing more books from the "What's Their Story?" series.The colorful pictures and straight-forward text would appeal to any child, 4 and up.And I'm thrilled to see my son interested in maps, Vikings, and history thanks to this book! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 433 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Land Resources: on the edge of the Malthusian Precipice.(Review)(Brief Article)
Author: Donald A. Davidson
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: 166Issue: 2Page: 181

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on March 1, 1996. The length of the article is 447 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Soil Resilience and Sustainable Land Use.(Brief Article)
Author: M.J. Alexander
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1996
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: v162Issue: n1Page: p107(2)

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Originally published in 1872.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on July 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1030 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Frozen Echo: Greenland and the Exploration of North America ca. A.D. 1000-1500. (book reviews)
Author: Gail Fondahl
Publication: The Geographical Review (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1997
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: v86Issue: n3Page: p442(3)

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Chapters: Uss Nautilus, Arctic Exploration, Uss Whale, Uss Sargo, Uss Skate, Uss Seadragon, Cartographic Expeditions to Greenland, Three-Year Expedition to East Greenland. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 49. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. She was also the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole. Named for the submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Nautilus was authorized in 1951 and launched in 1954. Because her nuclear propulsion allowed her to remain submerged for far longer than diesel-electric submarines, she broke many records in her first years of operation and was able to travel to locations previously beyond the limits of submarines. In operation, she revealed a number of limitations in her design and construction; this information was used to improve subsequent submarines. The Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982. She has been preserved as a museum of submarine history in New London, Connecticut, where she receives some 250,000 visitors a year. In July 1951 the US Congress authorized the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine for the U.S. Navy, which was planned and personally supervised by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, known as the "Father of the Nuclear Navy." On 12 December 1951 the U.S. Department of the Navy announced that the submarine would be called Nautilusthe fourth U.S. Navy vessel officially so namedand would carry the hull number SSN-571. Nautilus's keel was laid at General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division in Groton, Connecticut by Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, on 14 June 1952, and the ship was designed by John Burnham. She was christened on 21 Januar...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=312510 ... Read more

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Chapters: Davis Strait, Smith Sound, Nares Strait, Kennedy Channel, Denmark Strait, Robeson Channel, Hall Basin. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Denmark Strait (Danish: , Icelandic: , the latter meaning Greenland Sound) is a strait between Greenland (northwest) and Iceland (southeast). The Norwegian island of Jan Mayen is located northeast of the strait. It connects the Greenland Sea, an extension of the Arctic Ocean, to the Atlantic Ocean and is 300 miles (480 km) long and 180 miles (290 km) wide at its narrowest. The narrow depth is 625 feet (191 meters) deep. The cold East Greenland Current passes through the strait and carries icebergs south into the north Atlantic Ocean. It hosts important fishing grounds. During World War II, the Battle of the Denmark Strait took place on May 24, 1941. The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser HMS Hood, which exploded with great loss of life, and seriously damaged the battleship Prince of Wales. Bismarck succeeded in entering the Atlantic through the Strait, but damage sustained in the battle prevented it from carrying out its intended destruction of British convoys. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=610358 ... Read more

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From the THREATENED CULTURES series, a book which examines the current situation of the Inuit by looking at their past, and their present relationship with the societies that ostensibly govern them. Illustrated with 45 colour photographs. ... Read more

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This guide to Scandinavia covers the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, Finland's currency devaluation, the castles of Southern Sweden, Greenland and a roster of money-saving tips specific to each country. ... Read more

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Interesting, Informative Read, but Not Without its Faults
This book is far from what the title makes it out to be. Expecting a chronicling of the life of a Viking woman who comes to North America, I was surprised to find a detailed history of Greenland and Iceland with just a few sprinklings of Gudrid in between. I'm a huge fan of the old Norse world and loved reading these, but sometimes the random tangents the book took were just too hard to uninteresting to read.

Towards the end of the book, the author starts to ramble and at one point writes for 15 pages about the types of weaving done by Icelandic women; going into minute details about every single part in the process of turning wool into cloth. The final chapter of the book only begins to mention the Norse pagan religion, something that probably should have been addressed right from the beginning. Then, after what seemed like an eternity, Brown once again mentions her titular character, only to end the tale 2 pages later.

If you're a fan of Vikings, Norse Mythology or Nordic History, this book is a good read. But even die-hards will question the author's tangents and be begging for a more complete or compact story about Gudrid.

The Far Traveler
Delightful writing style. The author combines Icelandic archeology, history and her own interpretations of the life of a woman circa 1000 Ad.

19 cent book
Yep, I spent 19 cents for this book.Was it worth it?That all depends.If you're looking for trashy beach reading save you money.Having spent mine I decided to read it anyway.The book turns out to be a semi-scholarly attempt to define every day life, particularly that of women, in Viking times.The result is semi-interesting but not exactly a page turner.

A good read.
Very interesting book on a under reported part of European history in Iceland, Greenland & North America.

Spellbinding
Fascinating!!

I only wish more photos, diagrams and website links and/or information (on those specific archeological discoveries and digs) would have been provided, so that we could have researched it a bit more, and tracked any furhter progress.

The listings of the incredible array of artifacts found in these archeoligical digs would have also benefited by some drawings and photos.

That being said, this is a wonderful book that brings the action to life -- I can almost see the ship rise and fall with the waves. The natives (skraalings) and the landscape of the new world is rendered in vivid word pictures. The descriptions of the Viking farms in Greenland and the hazardous trips sometimes needed to be made to reach those farms, gives me a sense of the tremendous resiliency and resourcefulness of those heroic people way back then.

Exceptional -- but would definitely benefit from photos, diagrams, links, -- even a rendering of what Gudrid may have looked like. ... Read more

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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. These two volumes contain accounts of early seventeenth-century expeditions to Greenland and Hudson's Bay, chiefly under the Danish flag. Although none succeeded in their object, which was to re-establish Danish communication with and commercial exploitation of Greenland, and to find a North-West Passage to Asia, they added greatly to knowledge of the Arctic, and provided maps for future exploration. ... Read more