Longitudinal Antarctica
A Continent in the Abstract
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14701145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Myers (Cornell University / Ithaca / NY / USA), Nicholas D Myers (0000-0001-9069-9940, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-50 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-7173 • E-ISSN: 1911-9925 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cart.51.1.3182 |
| OpenAlex | W2296472319 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The history of the Antarctic is one of hypothesis and abstraction. Aristotle and James Cook, both prominent figures in Antarctic historiography, never laid eyes on the continent. Despite further exploration and accurate mapping of the continent during the “Heroic Age” of the early twentieth century, competing territorial claims continued to render Antarctica in the abstract. The continent became a space of contested ideology, serving as a canvas for both nationalist pride and imperial might
Archaeology · Historiography · Ideology · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Pride · Canadian Identity and History · History · History of Science and Natural History · Law · Philosophy · Polar Research and Ecology · Geology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |