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Becoming coastal : 25 years of exploration and discovery of the British Columbia coast by paddle, oar and sail

Zimmerman, Alex, 1952- author.

Publication Date

2020

Format:

Books

Call Number

797.122 ZIM

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SD_ILS:597477

Antarctic pioneer : the trailblazing life of Jackie Ronne

Kafarowski, Joanna, 1962- author.

Publication Date

2022

Format:

Books

Call Number

919.8904 KAF

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SD_ILS:648006

In nature's realm : early naturalists explore Vancouver Island

Layland, Michael, 1938- author.

Publication Date

2019

Format:

Books

Call Number

578.09711 LAY

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SD_ILS:510255

A perfect Eden : encounters by early explorers of Vancouver Island

Layland, Michael, 1938- author.

Publication Date

2016

Format:

Books

Call Number

971.12 LAY

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SD_ILS:399945

Arctic voyage : July 3 to October 8, 1984

Vanderwal, Isobel, author.

Publication Date

2016

Format:

Books

Call Number

919.8 VAN

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SD_ILS:427337

The Spanish on the northwest coast : for glory, God and gain

Neering, Rosemary, 1945-, author.

Publication Date

2014

Format:

Books

Call Number

979.501 NEE

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SD_ILS:289737

The elusive Mr. Pond : the soldier, fur trader and explorer who opened the Northwest

Gough, Barry M., author.

Publication Date

2014

Format:

Books

Call Number

923.971 PON

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SD_ILS:296785

In Antarctica : an Amundsen pilgrimage

Ruzesky, Jay, 1965-

Publication Date

2013

Format:

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Call Number

919.8904 RUZ

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SD_ILS:272050

Juan de Fuca's Strait : voyages in the waterway of forgotten dreams

Gough, Barry M.

Publication Date

2012

Format:

Books

Call Number

910.916432 GOU

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SD_ILS:255132

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The pathfinder : A.C. Anderson's journeys in the West

Anderson, Nancy Marguerite.

Publication Date

2011

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Books

Call Number

923.971 AND

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SD_ILS:239789

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Drake's course in the North Pacific

Bishop, R. P.

Publication Date

1939

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Call Number

910.9 BIS

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SD_ILS:10846

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Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928 -- Travel -- Antarctica -- Anecdotes.

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Anderson, Alexander Caulfield, 1814-1884 -- Travel -- Northwest, Canadian.

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Anderson, Alexander Caulfield, 1814-1884.

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Antarctica -- Description and travel.

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Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- American.

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Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Norwegian -- Anecdotes.

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Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration.

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Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award (BC Book Prizes) (2017) -- Nominee.

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Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596

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Pond, Peter, 1740-1807.

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Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize (BC Book Prizes) (2017) -- Nominee.

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Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1946-1948)

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Ronne, Edith M. (Edith Maslin), 1919-2009 -- Travel -- Antarctica.

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Ronne, Edith M. (Edith Maslin), 1919-2009.

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Ruzesky, Jay, 1965- -- Travel -- Antarctica.

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Vanderwal, Isobel -- Travel -- Arctic regions.

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Women explorers -- United States -- Biography.

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