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Antarctica: a Continent of Wonder

The illustrations are wonderfully detailed and evocative

JOURNEY ACROSS THIS ICY CONTINENT WITHOUT LEAVING HOME

■ Author: Mario Cuesta Hernando

■ Publisher: Prestel

■ Price: £14.99 / $19.95

■ Release: Out now

Antarctica is one of the most hostile places to human life on the planet, with temperatures that can be low enough to freeze carbon dioxide out of the air and barely any plants or animals to speak of. It’s probably why Antarctica is such a fascinating place to us: the few species that call this huge and chilly continent home are extremely specialised, and apart from a few scientists who stay just

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