A Year on Ice - Living and Working in Antarctica

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The vast, cold Continent of Antarctica holds a fascination for all New Zealanders and, although it is thousand of kilometres to the south of us, Scott Base occupies a special place in our history. Herrick is one of the few New Zealanders to have spent a full 12 months in Antarctica; after spending the summer of 1994 at Scott Base, he stayed on to serve as manager of the ten-strong winter-over team of 1995. Here, he records the realities of day-to-day human existence in an isolated and unique environment...