First encounters -- Into the Arctic Ocean -- Southbound scientists and sealers -- South through the Ross Sea -- Lost expedition -- Voyage of the Fram -- Three men in a balloon -- Quest for the Poles -- Across the top of the world -- Race to the South Pole -- Loneliest march -- Great escape -- Flying over the Poles -- Scientific age -- Continent for science -- Over, under, and through the ice -- Doing it the hard way -- Working in Antarctica -- All about the Poles -- Who went where and when?
Summary
Describes some of the many explorations made to both the North and South Poles.