Hunters and Herders: Chukchi and Siberian Eskimo Navigation Across Snow and Frozen Sea
Autor: | Mimi George, David Lewis |
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Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Navigation. 44:1-10 |
ISSN: | 1469-7785 0373-4633 |
Popis: | The tip of the Chukotskiy Peninsula in the Soviet Far East is 86 km from mainlandAlaska and its mountains are clearly visible from St Lawrence Island. It is a ruggedtreeless land that straddles the Arctic Circle between the Bering Sea and the ArcticOcean. In winter it is snow-covered and the sea stays frozen until May. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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