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This consisted of a floe so level and continuous , that a single glance was
sufficient to assure us of the disagreeable fact , that it was the ice formed in its
present situation during the winter , and still firmly attached to the land on every
side .
This consisted of a floe so level and continuous , that a single glance was
sufficient to assure us of the disagreeable fact , that it was the ice formed in its
present situation during the winter , and still firmly attached to the land on every
side .
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The tents , which varied in size according to the number of occupants , consisted
of several seal and walrus skins , the former dressed without the hair , and the
latter with the thick outer coat taken off , and the rest shaved thin , so as to allow
of ...
The tents , which varied in size according to the number of occupants , consisted
of several seal and walrus skins , the former dressed without the hair , and the
latter with the thick outer coat taken off , and the rest shaved thin , so as to allow
of ...
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A second sledge was under the charge of three boys who had eight dogs , while
our team consisted of eleven . The weather was so thick that at times we could
not see a quarter of a mile before us , but yet went rapidly forward to the W.N.W. ...
A second sledge was under the charge of three boys who had eight dogs , while
our team consisted of eleven . The weather was so thick that at times we could
not see a quarter of a mile before us , but yet went rapidly forward to the W.N.W. ...
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The lit. tle girls were very expert in a singular but dirty amusement , which
consisted in drawing a piece of sinew up their nostrils and producing the end out
of their mouths . The elder people were , for the most part , in chase of the
tormentors ...
The lit. tle girls were very expert in a singular but dirty amusement , which
consisted in drawing a piece of sinew up their nostrils and producing the end out
of their mouths . The elder people were , for the most part , in chase of the
tormentors ...
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The third party consisted of Mr. Bush . nan , with three men , under the command
of Lieu . tenant Reid , who was instructed to proceed along the continental coast
to the westward , to gain as much information as possible respecting the termi ...
The third party consisted of Mr. Bush . nan , with three men , under the command
of Lieu . tenant Reid , who was instructed to proceed along the continental coast
to the westward , to gain as much information as possible respecting the termi ...
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| Título | 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, Volumen2 School District Library, no. 100-[101?] 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, Sir William Edward Parry |
| Autor | Sir William Edward Parry |
| Editor | Harper, 1843 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad Estatal de Ohio |
| Digitalizado | 23 Mayo 2013 |
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