It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read The Man Who Discovered Antarctica by Sheila Bransfield
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Captain Cook claimed the honor of being the first man to sail into the Antarctic Ocean in 1773, which he then circumnavigated the following year. Cook, though, did not see any land, and he declared that there was no such thing as the Southern Continent. Fifty years later, an Irishman who had been impressed into the Royal Navy at the age of eighteen and risen through the ranks to reach the position of master, proved Cook wrong and discovered and charted parts of the shoreline of Antarctica. He also discovered what is now Elephant Island and Clarence Island, claiming them for the British...
The Man Who Discovered Antarctica by Sheila Bransfield is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.
This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read The Man Who Discovered Antarctica aloud.
The Man Who Discovered Antarctica is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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