Tourists travelling to Antarctica by
cruise ship or other vessel can now download Awa Press’s best-selling Antarctica
Cruising Guide on to their iPad, iPhone or computer.
Written by New Zealand scientists
and Antarctic specialists Peter Carey and Craig Franklin, Antarctica Cruising
Guide is available worldwide. (For New Zealand, go to https://itunes.apple.com/nz/book/antarctica-cruising-guide/id563262991.)
Publisher Mary Varnham says there’s
been strong demand for an electronic edition of the popular book. ‘Countless
people are taking their iPads, smartphones and laptops on holiday with them and
want the convenience of being able to download travel guides.’
Originally published in 2006, the
stunning full-colour book, which regularly outsells Lonely Planet’s Antarctica
guide on Amazon, was expanded in 2009 to include the Ross Sea and Ice Shelf
(the places most visited by New Zealand and Australian travellers), Falkland
Islands, South Georgia, and historic Scott and Shackleton huts.
It includes fascinating accounts of
Antarctic locations and landscapes, and of local plants, birds and other
wildlife – from penguins to whales, seals, fish and even insects.
The authors, both avid
conservationists, pay special attention to explaining the threats to the
Antarctic environment, including global warming and species loss, and provide
tips on how visitors can minimise their impact and so help preserve the
continent.
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