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Visualizing Antarctica as a Place in Time. / Yusoff, Kathryn.
In: Space and Culture, Vol. 8, No. 4, 11.2005, p. 381-398.

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Yusoff, K 2005, 'Visualizing Antarctica as a Place in Time', Space and Culture, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 381-398. https://doi.org/10.1177/1206331205280147

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Yusoff, K. (2005). Visualizing Antarctica as a Place in Time. Space and Culture, 8(4), 381-398. https://doi.org/10.1177/1206331205280147

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Yusoff K. Visualizing Antarctica as a Place in Time. Space and Culture. 2005 Nov;8(4):381-398. doi: 10.1177/1206331205280147

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Yusoff, Kathryn. / Visualizing Antarctica as a Place in Time. In: Space and Culture. 2005 ; Vol. 8, No. 4. pp. 381-398.

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