Cold Words: A Polar Dictionary
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Cold Words: A Polar Dictionary
By (Author) Bernadette Hince
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing
1st April 2025
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Impact of science and technology on society
Hospitality and service industries
Educational: Mathematics, science and technology, general
Physical Properties
Paperback
472
Width 170mm, Height 245mm, Spine 26mm
1080g
Description
This ice-breaking book collects the English words of the Antarctic and the Arctic for the first time. These words relate to weather, ice and snow, auroras, clothes, food, housing, social structures, wildlife, plants, politics, as well as many other aspects of polar life. The terms are presented with scientific precision, a helpful interpretative commentary and moments of whimsy. Apart from Antarctica and the Arctic, the regions covered here stretch to places as remote as the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Tristan da Cunha and the Falkland Islands.
Author Bio
Bernadette Hince is a dictionary-maker and natural historian with a passionate interest in language and the worlds cold places. She has written about polar food, words and environmental history. She is the author of The Antarctic Dictionary (CSIRO Publishing, 2000).
