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North Pole, South Pole : a guide to the ecology and resources of the Arctic and Antarctic by Stonehouse, Bernard

Mineral resources of the North Pole Ridge Wilderness Study Area, Sherman and Gilliam Counties, Oregon by Geological Survey (U.S.)

Subjects: “…Mines and mineral resources Oregon North Pole Ridge Wilderness.…”

Ninety degrees North : the quest for the North Pole 1st American ed. by Fleming, Fergus, 1959-

Subjects: “…North Pole Discovery and exploration.…”

Locked in ice : Nansen's daring quest for the North Pole First edition. by Lourie, Peter

Contents: “…pt. 1: Fridtjof Nansen and his dream 1861-1893 -- Young skier -- The Viking and first Arctic ice -- Bergen and a daring trek over the mountains -- Greenland -- Eva -- Nansen sets his sights on the North Pole -- The plan: follow the Jeannette -- Building an ice ship -- A crew of twelve -- pt. 2: The journey North -- June 24, 1893--March 14, 1894 -- Leaving home -- The Fram locked in ice -- Life aboard the Fram: the adventure and monotony of being stuck in ice -- Science aboard -- Decision to leave the ship -- pt. 3: Outfitting for a two-man dash -- February 1895 -- Preparations -- Tent -- Clothing -- Double sleeping bag -- Sleds, kayaks, and guns -- Cook kit and medicine -- Instruments for navigation -- pt. 4: Onto the ice -- March 14--April 6, 1895 -- Each mile a new record -- The cold -- First dog to die -- The ice, the routine, the dogs -- Cracking ice and opening leads -- Desperate work -- Farthest North -- pt. 5: Turning South -- April 8--May 31, 1895 -- Calculations -- Thin ice and burning the third sled -- Birthday, narwhals, and bear tracks -- The birds come back -- pt. 6: To the kayaks -- June 1--July 22, 1895 -- Mending the kayaks -- Water sky, the color of hope -- One dog left for Nansen, two for Johansen -- Salvation is a seal -- Seal-blood pancakes and tent on fire -- First bear -- Departing homesick camp -- pt. 7: Land at last -- July 25--August 15, 1895 -- "We shall reach it today!" …”

Fatal north : adventure and survival aboard USS Polaris, the first U.S. expedition to the North Pole by Henderson, Bruce, 1946-

The Polar Express Twentieth anniversary ed. by Van Allsburg, Chris

Subjects: “…North Pole Juvenile fiction.…”

A brief discourse of a passage by the North-pole to Japan, China, &c. Pleaded by three experiments, and answers to all objections ... against a passage that way by Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691

The big nail; the story of the Cook-Peary feud by Wright, Theon

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The Polar Express by Van Allsburg, Chris

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Cook & Peary : the polar controversy, resolved 1st ed. by Bryce, Robert M.

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Summary observations and facts collected from late and authentic accounts of Russian and other navigators to show the practicability and good prospect of success in enterprises to discover a northern passage for vessels by sea, between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, or nearly to approach the North Pole

Analytical results and sample locality map of stream-sediment, heavy-mineral-concentrate, rock samples from the North Pole Ridge (OR-005-008), Thirtymile (OR-005-001), and Lower John Day (OR-005-006) wilderness study areas, Sherman and Gilliam counties, Oregon by Adrian, Betty M.

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To the edges of the Earth : 1909, the race for the three poles, and the climax of the age of exploration First edition. by Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)

Contents: “…Preface: The wonderful year 1909 -- The aristocracy of adventure, circa 1909 -- The audacity of adventure, circa 1909 -- The allure of adventure, circa 1909 -- The great game -- The Peary way -- Beyond the screaming sixties -- The savage North -- Poles apart -- On top of the world -- The third pole -- Returnings -- The last biscuit.…”

We were there on the Nautilus [Book Club ed.]. by Webb, Robert N.

Hell on ice; the saga of the "Jeannette" by Ellsberg, Edward, 1891-1983

Time ghost 1st U.S. ed. by Katz, Welwyn Wilton

Works of Jules Verne by Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

Contents: “…Adventures of Captain Hatteras: The English at the North pole.--v. 3. Adventures of Captain Hatteras: The desert of ice. …”

Into the unknown : how great explorers found their way by land, sea, and air 1st U.S. ed. by Ross, Stewart

Contents: “…Fourteen amazing journeys: 340 BC Pytheas the Greek sails to the Arctic Circle -- AD 1003 Leif Eriksson reaches the coast of America -- 1271-1274 Marco Polo rides the Silk Road to China -- 1405-1407 Admiral Zheng He crosses the Indian Ocean -- 1492 Christopher Columbus sails to the Caribbean -- 1519-1522 Ferdinand Magellan's fleet circumnavigates the world -- 1768-1771 Captain Cook maps the Pacific Ocean -- 1858-1864 David Livingstone explores the Zambezi River -- 1895 Mary Kingsley travels alone in West Africa -- 1928 Umberto Nobile flies over the North Pole -- 1932 Auguste Piccard ascends into the stratosphere -- 1960 Jacques Piccard dives to the Challenger Deep -- 1953 Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay climb Everest -- 1969 Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin land on the moon.…”

The ice at the end of the world : an epic journey into Greenland's buried past and our perilous future First edition. by Gertner, Jon