Be careful, Here is Antarctica - the statistics and analysis of the grave accidents in Antarctica
| dc.contributor.author | Xin, Zhang | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-16T02:54:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-08-16T02:54:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Imagine wind chills that freeze exposed skin in seconds, blizzards that reduce visibility to a few feet, months of darkness, and seemingly endless expanses of featureless snow and ice. Here is Antarctica, which is well known to have the lowest temperature, the strongest wind and the longest night in the world. Accordingly, it is one of the most dangerous places which have much accident in the history. This essay lists the recorded grave accidents in Antarctica from two aspects. The first paragraph introduces the ancient accidents along the history of people’s activities in this continent, with analyzing the reasons of them. The second part of the assoeted accidents subsequently emphasize some kinds of the severe accidents happened in Antarctica, also combing with the reason and ponderance investigation. The last paragraph summarizes the safety precautions from these grave accidents. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13919 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Canterbury | en |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved | en |
| dc.title | Be careful, Here is Antarctica - the statistics and analysis of the grave accidents in Antarctica | en |
| dc.type | Theses / Dissertations | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Science | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Canterbury | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Postgraduate Certificate | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies | en |
| uc.college | Faculty of Science | en |