The Geography of the Polar Regions

by Otto Nordenskjöld, Ludwig Mecking

"With mystic force the Polar regions, like other distant and little known parts of the globe, have long appealed to our imagination and interest. To be sure, man in general is primarily interested in studies that deal with man himself, and in this respect the Polar regions have little to offer, if we disregard the story of man's long struggle to conquer even these, the most inaccessible parts of the globe. But few subjects arouse greater general interest than the description of our natural environment, and this holds especially true of the parts of the globe where the natural forces seem to conspire to prevent and deter human presence and development - regions that man has not yet succeeded wholly in penetrating..."

This book consists of a general characterisation of polar nature, by Otto Nordenskjöld, and a regional geography of the Arctic and the Antarctic, by Ludwig Mecking.

359 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1928

About the author

Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (1869-1928) was a Fenno-Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.