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Iced inChris Turney

Iced in

2017304 pages
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On Christmas Eve 2013, off the coast of East Antarctica, an abrupt weather change trapped the Shokalskiy-- the ship carrying earth scientist Chris Turney and seventy-one others involved in the Australasian Antarctic Expedition--in a densely packed armada of sea ice, 1400 miles from civilization. With the ship's hull breached and steerage lost, the wind threatened to drive the vessel into the frozen continent, smashing it to pieces. If nearby floating icebergs picked up speed, they could cause a devastating collision, leaving little time to abandon ship and potentially creating an…

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4 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2018
    Citadel Press · 320 pages · 9780806538532
  • Other · English · 2017
    Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. · 304 pages · 9780806538525
  • Other · English · 2017
    Kensington Publishing Corporation · 9780806538549
  • Other · English · 2017
    Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio · 9781543672473
AustraliansTravelSurvival at seaExplorersSevere stormsRescuesBiographyDiscovery and exploration