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- Published 20220503
- ISBN: 978-1-922212-74-0
- Extent: 264pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook


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Tony Press
Tony Press is an adjunct professor at the University of Tasmania. He was director of the Australian Antarctic Division from 1998 to 2009 and...
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