Under Antarctic Ice by Norbert Wu and Jim Mastro, University of California Press, $39.95, ISBN 0520235045 Reviewed by Alison George
THINK Antarctica, think monotone white ice, right? But there’s one aspect of this continent that most visitors never see: the world buried beneath the frozen sea. Here, life positively teems and, in places, is as diverse as that of tropical coral reefs.
This is the world captured in Norbert Wu’s stunning photos. Under Antarctic Ice contains all the usual suspects – penguins, whales, seals – but also many creatures that don’t necessarily spring to mind: giant sponges (“kings” of the…
