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The Race to the White Continent In the 1830s, the forbidding Antarctic region represented the ultimate mystery. The prospect of discovering a lucrative whaling ground made this as yet uncharted and unexploited region especially enticing. This volume provides and account of three expeditions south, and those who came after. Full description