Carteret's South Sea trouble

• Autores: Stephanie Pain
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2538, 2006, págs. 52-53
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Philip Carteret was tasked to lead the HMS Swallow, the worst ship in the royal navy, with the HMS Dolphin in to navigate around the world. Two centuries on, Carteret's name is in the news, not in belated recognition of his heroism but because the six low-lying islands that bear his name are about to disappear, victims of rising sea levels. Over the nest two years, the 1500 islanders will all pack up and leave and Carteret's name will be forgotten again.