List Price: $25.95
Save: $1.91 (7%)

FREE Shipping on orders over $35.

In stock on October 17, 2014.
Order it now.

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Gift-wrap available.

Sign in to turn on 1-click ordering

Trade in your item
Get a $4.45
Gift Card.

Trade in
Learn More

Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon

Flip to back Flip to front

Listen Playing... Paused You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.
Learn more

See this image

Antarctica Cruising Guide: Includes Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Ross Sea Paperback – October 1, 2009

by Peter Carey (Author), Craig Franklin (Author)

11 customer reviews

Amazon Price New from Used from

Paperback

"Please retry"

$24.04

$21.15

$20.95

Paperback
$24.04 22 Used from $20.95 19 New from $21.15

Now packed with three additional destination sections, as well as even more breathtaking color photographs, wildlife descriptions, and detailed area maps, this updated edition to a bestselling Antarctican travel guide includes fascinating, full accounts of interesting places, spectacular landscapes, and local plants and wildlife—from penguins and other birds to whales, seals, and myriad mammals. A definitive field guide to Antarctica, this book caters to South Pole visitors traveling by luxury liner, adventure cruise, or private boat. Written by experienced Antarctic travelers who are recognized experts in the continent's wildlife, conservation, and political history, every page offers gorgeous color photographs of the great white south. Special attention is paid to explaining the threats to Antarctic conservation, including global warming, and there are tips on how visitors can minimize their own impact and help preserve this unique continent.

Antarctica Cruising Guide: Includes Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Ross Sea

$24.04 FREE Shipping on orders over $35. In stock on October 17, 2014. Order it now. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Frequently Bought Together

Antarctica Cruising Guide: Includes Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Ross Sea

Price for all three: $52.90

Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Show details

Buy the selected items together

This item: Antarctica Cruising Guide: Includes Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Ross Sea by Peter Carey Paperback $24.04
Lonely Planet Antarctica (Travel Guide) by Lonely Planet Paperback $19.26
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing Paperback $9.60

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Lonely Planet Antarctica (Travel Guide)
Lonely Planet

4.0 out of 5 stars (8)

Paperback

$19.26
Antarctica: A Guide To The Wildlife (Bradt Travel Guide)
Tony Soper

Paperback

$18.54
Antarctic Explorer Map; (Ocean Explorer Maps)
Ocean Explorer Maps

5.0 out of 5 stars (1)

Map

$16.19
Ushuaia to Antarctica - Drake Passage Map: …
› Sergio Zagier

3.6 out of 5 stars (10)

Map

$9.45
Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a …
› Gabrielle Walker

4.8 out of 5 stars (40)

Hardcover

$17.77
Antarctic Peninsula Antartica - Ecomapa …
Dario Urruty

5.0 out of 5 stars (2)

Map

$8.96

NO_CONTENT_IN_FEATURE

Product Details

Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Awa Press; Second Edition, Second edition edition (October 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0958291632
ISBN-13: 978-0958291637
Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 5.3 x 7.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #13 in Books > Travel > Polar Regions > Antarctica
- #13 in Books > Travel > South America > Argentina > General
- #32 in Books > Travel > Food, Lodging & Transportation > Cruises

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a gorgeous book with all you ever wanted to know about the Earth’s most unusual and inspiring destination . . . Even those who don’t plan to go to Antarctica any time soon will love this inspirational book." —Destinations

"Worth buying for the illustrations alone . . . some of the best photographs of Antarctic wildlife I have seen. A pleasant change from the standard ‘bird standing in the water’ shots of many field guides . . . an excellent souvenir for any passenger to the area." —Polar Record

About the Author

Peter Carey is a zoologist who has made more than 60 trips to Antarctica working as a lecturer and expedition leader. He is the director of the conservation organization Subantarctic Foundation for Ecosystems Research. Craig Franklin is a zoology professor at the University of Queensland and has made more than 20 trips to Antarctica. He has published more than 100 scientific works, including articles in the academic journals Nature and Science.

More About the Author

› Visit Amazon's Peter W. Carey Page

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

(11)

4.5 out of 5 stars

5 star		6
4 star		4
3 star		1
2 star		0
1 star		0

See all 11 customer reviews

I would recommend the book to anyone going on a cruise to Antarctica.

Marcella Leaton

Gives us a good idea of what to pack and what to expect even though we will use a different cruise line.

morph

Great information about the area, and good photos for identifying the local wildlife.

agalinmissouri

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

Great information!

By Marcella Leaton on April 12, 2012

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

I am going to Antarctica in November and really couldn't find any travel books. I got this one and am very happy with the information on the areas that most cruise ships visit. I would recommend the book to anyone going on a cruise to Antarctica.

Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback. If this review is inappropriate, please let us know.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Better than I expected...and I expected a lot!

By agalinmissouri on February 11, 2013

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

This book has everything you will need if you are taking a trip to Antarctica. Great information about the area, and good photos for identifying the local wildlife.

Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback. If this review is inappropriate, please let us know.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Excellent Guide

By Joseph M. Rougeau on January 20, 2013

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

Mr. Carey's guide is an excellent introduction to the Falklands and to the parts of Antarctica to which tourists normally cruise. We learned much from the guide and highly recommend it to anyone who intends to travel to these areas.

Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback. If this review is inappropriate, please let us know.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Good information on the islands and wildlife

By Lady Luck on January 4, 2013

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

I was looking for a book on Antarctica that had info on both the islands and the wildlife since we are taking an icebreaker cruise this year. It seems to meet my needs and has a lot of great pictures. the true test will come when we actually travel.

Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback. If this review is inappropriate, please let us know.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Fundamental resource

By Bruce B Clark on October 19, 2013

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

This book has a little bit of everything in it, a good reference manual for the geology, history and wildlife. A nice reference for a trip to Antarctic. The pictures of wildlife will be helpful for identification.

Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback. If this review is inappropriate, please let us know.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Compact, Loaded with Good Information

By Dizzyliz on June 3, 2014

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

Much interesting and helpful information, from an explanation of the geology of the continent to helpful pictures for identifying wildlife. And compact; I'll carry it with me.

Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...

Thank you for your feedback. If this review is inappropriate, please let us know.

Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again

See all 11 customer reviews (newest first)

Write a customer review

Most Recent Customer Reviews

5 stars...excellent book...up to date, concise, good illustrations,...

Found it perfect for our 10 plus days on the Antarctica peninsula and South Georgia. Would very highly recommend and I have a library of travel books to compare. One of the best.

Published 9 months ago by kathleen m linehan

A useful pre-trip read.

This guide book is very comprehensive, including fauna and flora and plenty of maps as well as basic history. I would have liked more about the early explorers. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Helen Cannon-Brookes

Useful

It is a useful guide for our upcoming trip to Antarctica. Gives us a good idea of what to pack and what to expect even though we will use a different cruise line.

Published 13 months ago by morph

excellent

This book has wonderful information and makes us even more excited about our trip there. The information is complete and easy to understand.

Published 15 months ago by O. K. Bryant

Very basic introduction to Antarctica

Nice photos. Basic info on the sights. Better description of the various animals and birds you may encounter. Small, light and easy to pack.

Published 21 months ago by Paul R. Keith