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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... manner of a bark , as being the most convenient among the ice , and re- quiring the smallest number of men to work them . They were furnished with provisions and stores for two years ; in addition to which , there was a large supply of ...
... manner of a bark , as being the most convenient among the ice , and re- quiring the smallest number of men to work them . They were furnished with provisions and stores for two years ; in addition to which , there was a large supply of ...
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... manner . The swell had somewhat subsided on the 29th , but the ships remained firmly fixed in the ice as before . In the course of the day we saw land bearing N. 69 ° W. about thirteen leagues distant , appearing from the masthead like ...
... manner . The swell had somewhat subsided on the 29th , but the ships remained firmly fixed in the ice as before . In the course of the day we saw land bearing N. 69 ° W. about thirteen leagues distant , appearing from the masthead like ...
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... manner we had advanced about four miles to the westward by eight P.M. , after eleven hours of very laborious exertion ; and having then come to the end of the clear water , and the weather be ing again foggy , the ships were secured in ...
... manner we had advanced about four miles to the westward by eight P.M. , after eleven hours of very laborious exertion ; and having then come to the end of the clear water , and the weather be ing again foggy , the ships were secured in ...
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... manner as the whale , but for a much longer time , and we frequently also observed their horns erect , and quite stationary for several minutes together . The whole of the 14th was occupied in an un . VOL . I. - D successful attempt to ...
... manner as the whale , but for a much longer time , and we frequently also observed their horns erect , and quite stationary for several minutes together . The whole of the 14th was occupied in an un . VOL . I. - D successful attempt to ...
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... manner in which the greater part of our navigation had been performed in these seas . At noon we had reached the longitude of 94 ° 43 ′ 15 " , the latitude by observation being 74 ° 20 ′ 52 ′′ , when we found that the land which then ...
... manner in which the greater part of our navigation had been performed in these seas . At noon we had reached the longitude of 94 ° 43 ′ 15 " , the latitude by observation being 74 ° 20 ′ 52 ′′ , when we found that the land which then ...
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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