Ice Bound by Jerri Nielsen

Ice Bound by Jerri Nielsen

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This is Jerri Nielsen's account of her one-year sabbatical at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station at Antarctica. She was the physician for 41 researchers, construction workers and support staff, and it was her job to keep the "Polies" mentally and physically fit.

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Ice Bound by Jerri Nielsen

The inhabitants of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station at Antarctica are known as "Polies". They live in almost total darkness for nine months of the year, in temperatures as low as 100 degrees below zero, with no way in or out before the spring. This is Jerri Nielsen's account of her one year sabbatical there. She was the physician for 41 researchers, construction workers and support staff, and it was her job to keep the "Polies" mentally and physically fit in a hostile environment.
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ISBN 13 9780091856236
ISBN 10 009185623X
Title Ice Bound
Author Jerri Nielsen
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Year published 2001-01-18
Number of pages 382
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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