| Introduction by | Albert P. Crary |
| Translated by | Annamaria Beretta, Raoul Radice |
| Publisher | Mondadori |
| Publisher Series | I Regni Della Vita |
| Copyright Holder (This Edition) | Arnoldo Mondadori Editore |
| Copyright Holder | Time Inc. |
| Printed by | Officine Grafiche Arnoldo Mondadori |
| About/Subject | Polar regions of Earth |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | Italian |
| Location | Italy |
| Printed | 1971-05 |
| Copyright | 1963 |
| Copyright | 1962 |
| First Printing in Country | 1963-02 |
| This Edition Published | 1972-08 |
| Pages / Font | 192 pages |
| Volume Number | 41 |
| Edition No. | III |
| Catalog Number | 9170 C✉O 41 |
| Notes | Releases in Italy:
I edition, February 1963 trans. Annamaria Beretta
II edition revised, May 1971 trans. Annamaria Beretta and Raoul Radice
III edition, August 1972 |
