Thisbookprofilesfortymodernexplorerswhohavedisprovedtheideathatthereisnowherelefttodiscover.Someareexperiencedandcelebratedworldwide,whileothersarejuststartingtomaketheirmark.TheModernExplorersdelvesintochallengingandextraordinaryexpeditionstotheremotestpartsoftheworldbyexplorersfromtheUnitedStates,Australia,China,France,andbeyond.Ninethematicsectionscoverallterrains:Polar,Desert,Rainforest,Mountain,Ocean,River,UnderSea,UnderLand,andLostWorlds.Writtenmainlybytheexplorersthemselves,theseaccountsprovideuniqueinsightintowhatitisliketojoinanexpedition,frombeingdraggedthroughthetopoftherainforestcanopyinaninflatableraftsuspendedfromaballoontopedalingaboatacrossthePacifictostandingontheedgeofaneruptingvolcano.
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