Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: And Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volumen1Harper & brothers, 1840 |
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... began to cross the space in which the " Sunken Land of Buss " is laid down in Steel's chart from England to Greenland ; and , in the course of this and the following day , we tried for soundings sev- eral times without success . Early ...
... began to cross the space in which the " Sunken Land of Buss " is laid down in Steel's chart from England to Greenland ; and , in the course of this and the following day , we tried for soundings sev- eral times without success . Early ...
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... began to slacken a little more about the ships ; and , after two hours ' heaving with a hawser on each bow brought to the capstan and windlass , we succeeded in moving the Hecla about her own length to the eastward , where alone any ...
... began to slacken a little more about the ships ; and , after two hours ' heaving with a hawser on each bow brought to the capstan and windlass , we succeeded in moving the Hecla about her own length to the eastward , where alone any ...
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... began to flatter ourselves that we had fairly entered the Polar Sea , and some of the most sanguine among us had even calculated the bearing and distance of Icy Cape , as a matter of no very difficult or improbable accom . plishment ...
... began to flatter ourselves that we had fairly entered the Polar Sea , and some of the most sanguine among us had even calculated the bearing and distance of Icy Cape , as a matter of no very difficult or improbable accom . plishment ...
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... began to widen considerably as we advanced in that direction : but at three A.M. on the morning of the 8th , we perceived that the ice ran close in with a point of land bearing S.b. E. from us , which appeared to form the southern ...
... began to widen considerably as we advanced in that direction : but at three A.M. on the morning of the 8th , we perceived that the ice ran close in with a point of land bearing S.b. E. from us , which appeared to form the southern ...
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... began now to trend much to the northward , beyond Beechey Island , leaving a large open space between that coast and the distant land to the westward , which now appeared like an island , of which the extremes to the north and south ...
... began now to trend much to the northward , beyond Beechey Island , leaving a large open space between that coast and the distant land to the westward , which now appeared like an island , of which the extremes to the north and south ...
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afforded amusement animals appeared Arctic Circle Aurora Borealis beach became began boat breeze canoes Cape Captain Lyon Captain Sabine circumstances clear water close coast cold considerable continued course direction distance drift eastward eight P.M. endeavour Esquimaux fathoms favourable feet five floe fore four fresh frostbites gale glaucous gulls Greenland Griper ground half past heavy hill hole hundred yards huts Iligliuk immediately inches inlet Kabloona land length Lieutenant Liddon lying Melville Island miles morning musk-ox navigation nearly night noon northward Northwest Passage o'clock observed occasion officers Okotook party piece Possession Bay present ptarmigan quantity quarter ravine remark Repulse Bay sail scarcely scorbutic seal seen seven ships shore side situation six P.M. sledge snow snowdrift soon Southampton Island southward stones Strait temperature tents thermometer thick tion usual walked weather westward whole wind Winter Harbour Winter Island