Climatic and Environmental History of Isla de los Estados, Argentina
This book is the result of ten years’ of scientific research carried out by the authors on Isla de los Estados. The research includes their doctoral thesis and many published scientific papers related to the island.The book is divided into two principal p
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Juan Federico Ponce Marilén Fernández
Climatic and Environmental History of Isla de los Estados, Argentina
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences South America and the Southern Hemisphere
Series Editors Gerrit Lohmann Jorge Rabassa Justus Notholt Lawrence A. Mysak Vikram Unnithan
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Juan Federico Ponce · Marilén Fernández
Climatic and Environmental History of Isla de los Estados, Argentina
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Juan Federico Ponce Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas Ushuaia Argentina
Marilén Fernández Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas Ushuaia Argentina
ISSN 2191-589X ISSN 2191-5903 (electronic) ISBN 978-94-007-4362-5 ISBN 978-94-007-4363-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-4363-2 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London
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Preface
Isla de los Estados is located in the extreme south of South America. It has been described by numerous sailors who have visited it at different times since 1616, categorizing it as one of the most inhospitable but spectacular islands in the world. It is separated by a distance of 30 km from the Mitre Peninsula by the Le Maire Strait to the south
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