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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... continued Passage in that direction . Meet with some Esqui- maux . - Arrival in Ross Bay , being the termination of Lyon Inlet . - Discovery and Examination of various Creeks . - Re- turn to the Ships , after finding the Land entirely ...
... continued Passage in that direction . Meet with some Esqui- maux . - Arrival in Ross Bay , being the termination of Lyon Inlet . - Discovery and Examination of various Creeks . - Re- turn to the Ships , after finding the Land entirely ...
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... Continued Open Water in the Offing.- Partial Disruption of the Ice in the Bay . - Meteorological Phe- nomena , and Temperature of Animals . - Arrival of a Tribe of Esquimaux . - First Meeting and subsequent Intercourse with them ...
... Continued Open Water in the Offing.- Partial Disruption of the Ice in the Bay . - Meteorological Phe- nomena , and Temperature of Animals . - Arrival of a Tribe of Esquimaux . - First Meeting and subsequent Intercourse with them ...
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... continued to keep close to the edge of the ice without perceiving any opening in it . Its outer margin consisted of heavy detached masses , much washed by the sea , and formed what is technically called " a pack , " this name being ...
... continued to keep close to the edge of the ice without perceiving any opening in it . Its outer margin consisted of heavy detached masses , much washed by the sea , and formed what is technically called " a pack , " this name being ...
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... continued to detain us so much , that I determined on making the best of our way to the westward , and ordered the Hecla to be hove to in the evening , and sent Lieutenant Liddon an in- struction , with some signals , which might ...
... continued to detain us so much , that I determined on making the best of our way to the westward , and ordered the Hecla to be hove to in the evening , and sent Lieutenant Liddon an in- struction , with some signals , which might ...
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... continued to a fresh gale , we ran quickly up the sound . The mastheads were crowded by the officers and men during the whole afternoon ; and an unconcerned observer , if any could have been unconcerned on such an occasion , would have ...
... continued to a fresh gale , we ran quickly up the sound . The mastheads were crowded by the officers and men during the whole afternoon ; and an unconcerned observer , if any could have been unconcerned on such an occasion , would have ...
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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