Overview
There are few places today that are truly wild.
Macquarie Island is still one such place--a small, wind-blasted rocky outcrop between Tasmania and Antarctica. In exquisite pictures and words, A Hostile Beauty tells the story of this extraordinary Australian outpost teeming with life.
Alistair Dermer's stunning photography gives us an up-close look at the lives of the inhabitants: gentle gentoo penguins, engorged elephant-seal bulls and scavenging skuas, and takes us deep into a landscape that is as beautiful and life-giving as it is hostile and pitiless. Let these superb images, from the fury of the squalling Southern Ocean to the warm, trusting eyes of a seal pup, transport you to one of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780522855043
- ISBN-10: 0522855040
- Publisher: Melbourne University
- Publish Date: September 2011
- Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.45 pounds
- Page Count: 208
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