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Terra Incognita
Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica | Sara Wheeler
11 posts | 3 read | 1 reading | 4 to read
It is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has captured the imagination of our greatest scientists and explorers, lingering in the spirit long after their return. Shackleton called it "the last great journey"; for Apsley Cherry-Garrard it was the worst journey in the world. This is a book about the call of the wild and the response of the spirit to a country that exists perhaps most vividly in the mind. Sara Wheeler spent seven months in Antarctica, living with its scientists and dreamers. No book is more true to the spirit of that continent--beguiling, enchanted and vast beyond the furthest reaches of our imagination. Chosen by Beryl Bainbridge and John Major as one of the best books of the year, recommended by the editors of Entertainment Weekly and the Chicago Tribune, one of the Seattle Times's top ten travel books of the year, Terra Incognita is a classic of polar literature.
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Bookwormjillk
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This was an interesting and dryly funny book. It was interesting to hear a woman‘s point of view of spending time in Antarctica.

#NFNov

Clwojick 6 pt 5y
CaramelLunacy I ended up putting it down, but this is definitely one I want to get back to! 5y
Bookwormjillk @CaramelLunacy it‘s great on audiobook if you‘re into that 5y
CaramelLunacy @Bookwormjillk I will have to have a look! 5y
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Bookwormjillk
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#TIL how hard it is to get dressed when it‘s negative 25 degrees outside. Still loving this audiobook! #NFNov

Reviewsbylola Oh shiiiiit. That‘s cold. And to think we have months and months of frigid temps! 🥶 5y
MemoirsForMe Yikes! Gotta send you some of our California 🌞🌞🌞 5y
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Bookwormjillk
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#TIL that in Antarctica they don‘t need freezers, but they do use refrigerators to keep things from freezing 😄😄😄

#NFNov

rsteve388 4 pts 5y
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Bookwormjillk
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#TIL the air at the South Pole only has 50% the oxygen that the air at sea level has. Love this audiobook! #NFNov

rsteve388 4 pts 5y
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Bookwormjillk
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Happy #NFNov ! Today I learned way too much about the best methods for women peeing in Antarctica. I am very much enjoying this audiobook while driving around town. Highly recommend!

rsteve388 Wow! Lol good stuff 1 point! 5y
rsteve388 Wait my Bad 3 pts for the #TIL :) 5y
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Amiable So what ARE the best methods for peeing? Inquiring minds want to know! 😀 5y
Bookwormjillk @Amiable it seems as if the existing set ups were designed for men so it is easier for a woman to first pee into a wide mouth bottle then decant into the provided container. And now you know! 5y
Amiable 👍🏼😀 5y
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CaramelLunacy
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Seems like a good choice for February...

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smilingshelves
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smilingshelves
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This book is fascinating - and definitely #farflung from where I am! #maybookflowers
@RealLifeReading

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Jacki
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"As far as I was then aware, the continent was little more then a testing ground for men with frozen beards to see how dead they could get."

CaramelLunacy I really enjoyed this quote too 6y
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lucymuse

The Eskimos ... know all about the depression of the long night. They called it 'perlerorneq' which means 'to feel the weight of life'.

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lucymuse
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Pickpick

ilove her #travelwriting and reading about #antarctica makes my heart sing