October 2007

Editorial

• International Polar Bear - Ted Nield on a pseudo land grab in the Arctic Ocean.

Leader

• World Stage - Edward Derbyshire reflects on the role of the External Relations Committee

People

• Carousel; Deaths; Essay competition; Fellowship Appeal; History of Geology Group Dinner, 12 November 2007
  

Regions

• Tectonics & Mountain Building - Rob Butler
• Back to the roots - Clare Bond

Geonews

•   Woes of Kilimanjaro - Ted Nield
  
• Mars at tipping point - Emily Baldwin

Society at Large

• London Lectures; Bicentennial Conference; Dining Club dates; From the Library; Government Consultations.

 

Reviews

• Three more books - reviews by Richard Howarth, Ted Nield and Diane Johnson

Features 

• Sunless seas - Martin Siegert on the exploration of subglacial Lake Ellsworth, West Antarctica
• Mapping Pluto - Nick Petford on the earliest representation of an igneous intrusion

 Letters

 

Crossword

Sticks & Stones

By DUGZ.