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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... 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 were distinctly visible . The latter was a remarkable headland ...
... 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 were distinctly visible . The latter was a remarkable headland ...
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... leaving scarcely a doubt on our minds of the latter being an island , relieved us from all anxiety on that score ; and every one felt that we were now finally disentangled from the land which forms the western side of Baffin's Bay ; and ...
... leaving scarcely a doubt on our minds of the latter being an island , relieved us from all anxiety on that score ; and every one felt that we were now finally disentangled from the land which forms the western side of Baffin's Bay ; and ...
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... leaving the coast of Norfolk ; a circumstance which was rendered the more striking to us at the moment , as it appeared to mark , in a very decided manner , the completion of one stage of our voyage . The en- signs and pendants were ...
... leaving the coast of Norfolk ; a circumstance which was rendered the more striking to us at the moment , as it appeared to mark , in a very decided manner , the completion of one stage of our voyage . The en- signs and pendants were ...
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... leaving the ship , and had wandered about without anything to guide them till about ten o'clock on the follow . ing day , when they descried the large flagstaff at a great distance . At this time the whole party were together ; but now ...
... leaving the ship , and had wandered about without anything to guide them till about ten o'clock on the follow . ing day , when they descried the large flagstaff at a great distance . At this time the whole party were together ; but now ...
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... leaving only the wolves and foxes to bear us company du . ring the winter . The full - grown deer which we killed in the autumn , gave us from one hundred and twenty to one hundred and seventy pounds of meat each , and a fawn weighed ...
... leaving only the wolves and foxes to bear us company du . ring the winter . The full - grown deer which we killed in the autumn , gave us from one hundred and twenty to one hundred and seventy pounds of meat each , and a fawn weighed ...
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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