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Two Northwest explorers helped us understand the Earth’s poles A pair of recent books shed light on the lives of James Cook and Charles Wilkes By Knute Berger, Crosscut Share: FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file image taken from video provided by Russian Emergency Ministry, a multipurpose amphibious aircraft releases water to extinguish a fire in the Trans-Baikal National Park in Buryatia, southern Siberia, Russia. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationCfUs annual Arctic Report Card, released on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, shows how warming temperatures in the Arc...

Excerpt from Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes seeks to provide a fresh view on Cook's legacy from a North American perspective. December 15, 2020 Captain James Cook was a British explorer, cartographer and navigator whose legacy lies soundly in his exploration of the Pacific Ocean. However, many of Cook's accomplishments are tied to North America, in the polar region. Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes, a new book from David L. Nicandri, seeks to provide a fresh view on Cook's legacy from a...