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tators of this grand but terrific sight , being within five or six hundred yards of the
point , the danger to ourselves was twofold ; first , lest the floe should now swing
in , and serve us much in the same man . ner ; and , secondly , lest its pressure ...
tators of this grand but terrific sight , being within five or six hundred yards of the
point , the danger to ourselves was twofold ; first , lest the floe should now swing
in , and serve us much in the same man . ner ; and , secondly , lest its pressure ...
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Immediately on opening the inlet we encountered a rapid current setting outward
, and , after rowing a mile and a half to the N.W.b.W. , the breadth of the stream
varying from one third of a mile to four or five hundred yards , came to some shoal
...
Immediately on opening the inlet we encountered a rapid current setting outward
, and , after rowing a mile and a half to the N.W.b.W. , the breadth of the stream
varying from one third of a mile to four or five hundred yards , came to some shoal
...
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At the head of the fall , or where it commences its principal descent , the river is
contracted to about one hundred and fifty feet in breadth , the channel being
hollowed out through a solid rock of gneiss . After falling about fifteen feet at
angle of ...
At the head of the fall , or where it commences its principal descent , the river is
contracted to about one hundred and fifty feet in breadth , the channel being
hollowed out through a solid rock of gneiss . After falling about fifteen feet at
angle of ...
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On approaching the ice , our people found them huddled close to , and even
lying upon , one another , in separate droves of from twelve to thirty , the whole
number near the boats being perhaps about two hundred . Most of them waited
quietly ...
On approaching the ice , our people found them huddled close to , and even
lying upon , one another , in separate droves of from twelve to thirty , the whole
number near the boats being perhaps about two hundred . Most of them waited
quietly ...
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Both of those killed by the Fury's boats were females , and the weight of the
largest was fifteen hundred and two quarters nearly ; but it was by no means
remarkable for the largeness of its dimensions . The peculiar barking noise made
by the ...
Both of those killed by the Fury's boats were females , and the weight of the
largest was fifteen hundred and two quarters nearly ; but it was by no means
remarkable for the largeness of its dimensions . The peculiar barking noise made
by the ...
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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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