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Antarctic Peninsula Reading List

Take some time to read some of the books below to add to your enjoyment of your upcoming safari. Longitude Books carries many of these titles and we’ve put a package deal together for those with an “*” below (http://reading.longitudebooks.com/CE23466). You may also look for eBooks or phone apps to reduce your luggage weight.

Field Guides

*Antarctic Wildlife • James Lowen • 2011 • FLEXI-BOUND • 240 PAGES • Produced by a shipboard naturalist, this handy identification guide focuses on the Beagle Channel, Drake and Peninsula regions.

Antarctica, A Guide to the Wildlife • Tony Soper • Dafila Scott (Illustrator) • FIELD GUIDE • 2013 • PAPER • 160 PAGES • Designed for the field, this compact handbook features all the species of birds, seals and whales the traveler is likely to encounter on an Antarctic voyage, each with a few paragraphs, range map and masterful color paintings by the granddaughter of Captain Robert Scott.

Antarctica Cruising Guide • Peter Carey • Craig Franklin • 2009 • PAPER • 240 PAGES • This all-in-one parka- pocket guide features details on getting ready for a trip, a roundup of visitor sites and hundreds of photographs of penguins, seabirds, seals and whales.

Birds & Mammals of the Antarctic & Subantarctic • Frank Todd • 2007 • PLASTIC CARD • 12 PAGES • This handy foldup card shows the penguins, birds, seals and whales of the Southern Ocean.

The Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife • Hadoram Shirihai • Brett Jarrett • 2008 • HARD COVER • 544 PAGES • This splendidly illustrated handbook features color plates of all the birds and marine mammals occurring south of 40 degrees. With 900 color photographs, range maps and notes on visitor sites, weather conditions and conservation. Out of print, but you can find a few copies on Amazon.

History

*For our Emperor Penguin focused trip or your interest Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence, and Emperor Penguins • Gavin Francis • 2014 • PAPER • 304 PAGES • Gavin Francis recounts his time as a base doctor at Halley Research Station, the British Antarctic Survey base on the Caird Coast in the Weddell Sea.

Antarctica, Secrets of the Southern Continent • David McGonigal • 2008 • HARD COVER • 400 PAGES • Expedition leader McGonigal's strikingly illustrated Antarctic primer features 600 color photographs and excellent maps along with essays on history, exploration, wildlife, science and conservation by fellow Antarcticans.

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The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole • Roland Huntford • 1999 • PAPER • 576 PAGES • Igniting huge controversy when it first appeared, Huntford's rousing dual biography contrasts Amundsen's well-planned campaign to achieve the Pole with Scott's ill-fated quest.

End of the Earth, Voyaging to Antarctica • Peter Matthiessen • 2004 • PAPER • 242 PAGES • In this fine book, the result of two voyages, Matthiessen captures the magic of polar landscapes and wildlife, along with the camaraderie of a ship-based polar expedition.

The Worst Journey in the World • Apsley Cherry-Garrard • 2006 • PAPER • 573 PAGES • Cherry-Garrard's epic midwinter jaunt to an emperor penguin rookery is just a warm-up for the main event: Scott's doomed last expedition.

Antarctic Peninsula and Scotia Sea Map • 2008 • MAP • One in series that also includes the South Shetlands, the Gerlache and South Georgia, this excellent map shows the cruise from Ushuaia on one side, with a detail of the Peninsula on the other.

*The Storied Ice • Joan Boothe • 2011 • PAPER • 372 PAGES • The human story of the Peninsula is extraordinarily rich, writes Joan Boothe: "The names on the map of the region fairly shout it out -- the Drake Passage; the Bransfield and Gerlache Straits; Paulet, Wiencke, and Dundee islands; the Danco Coast; the Larsen, Ronne, and Filchner Ice Shelves; the Scotia and Weddell Seas; and all the others. Whalers, sealers, explorers and scientists all get their due in this comprehensive history, enriched by abundant quotes, 100 illustrations, 30 maps and a comprehensive chronology.

Endurance, Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage • Alfred Lansing • 1998 • HARD COVER • 280 PAGES • Lansing's gripping day-by-day story of Shackleton's legendary perseverance is essential reading for any Antarctic traveler; it captures all the fortitude, drama and cheer of this most famous Antarctic expedition.

*The Crystal Desert • David Campbell • 2002 • PAPER • 308 PAGES • A biologist with the heart of a poet, Campbell focuses on fossils, glaciers, history and wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula in these vivid essays.

Maps

*Antarctic Explorer Map • 2009 • MAP • A full color map of the Antarctic Peninsula, including Tierra del Fuego, the Falklands and South Georgia, at a scale of 1:2,750,000. With a map of the Antarctic continent on the reverse.

Species Specific Books

Penguin •Frans Lanting • 2011 • HARD COVER • 168 PAGES • For this gorgeous collection of 114 color photographs, Lanting loitered among the Magellanics, rockhoppers and gentoos of the Falklands, spent time with the king penguins of South Georgia and, famously, camped on the sea ice to follow the life cycle of the emperors and their young.

Penguins, The Ultimate Guide • Tui De Roy • 2014 • HARD COVER • 240 PAGES • From their humorous antics on land to their surprising grace in the sea, penguins have become one of the world's most beloved birds. Sharing their passion for the flightless birds, wildlife photographers Tui De Roy, Mark Jones and Julie Cornthwaite have produced a stunning volume documenting 18 species, including those rarely Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris Page 2 of 3 Reading List Updated: January 2018 photographed. Filled with 400 vivid full-color images, informative text and tips about where to watch penguins, this is the ultimate guide for penguin lovers.

Penguins of the World • Wayne Lynch • 2007 • PAPER • 176 PAGES • Lynch weaves delightful tales of penguins, their habitats and habits, with hundreds of glorious full-color photographs.

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