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... as , independently of the observ . ed latitude , Captain Lyon could not , on
approach . ing the narrows , recognise a single feature of the land ; our present
channel being evidently a much wider and more extensive one than that pointed
out ...
... as , independently of the observ . ed latitude , Captain Lyon could not , on
approach . ing the narrows , recognise a single feature of the land ; our present
channel being evidently a much wider and more extensive one than that pointed
out ...
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Our latitude , by account from noon , be . ing now 69 ° 28 ' , we felt confident that
a short walk directly to the south must bring us to any strait communicating with
that inlet , and we therefore pushed on in confident expectation of being near our
...
Our latitude , by account from noon , be . ing now 69 ° 28 ' , we felt confident that
a short walk directly to the south must bring us to any strait communicating with
that inlet , and we therefore pushed on in confident expectation of being near our
...
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Having now completely satisfied myself , that , as respected both ice and land ,
there was no navigable passage for ships about this latitude , no time was lost in
setting out on our return . At half past eight we arrived on board , where I was ...
Having now completely satisfied myself , that , as respected both ice and land ,
there was no navigable passage for ships about this latitude , no time was lost in
setting out on our return . At half past eight we arrived on board , where I was ...
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... hours during the day , At the close of the month of March , we were glad to find
that its mean temperature , being -19 . 75 ° , when taken in conjunction with those
of Janu . ary and February , appeared to constitute a mild winter for this latitude ...
... hours during the day , At the close of the month of March , we were glad to find
that its mean temperature , being -19 . 75 ° , when taken in conjunction with those
of Janu . ary and February , appeared to constitute a mild winter for this latitude ...
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... to the height of the latitude . Even in this comparatively low parallel , the
change seemed sufficiently remarkable ; for , soon after the middle of March ,
only ten weeks after the sun's reappearance above the horizon , a bright twilight
appeared ...
... to the height of the latitude . Even in this comparatively low parallel , the
change seemed sufficiently remarkable ; for , soon after the middle of March ,
only ten weeks after the sun's reappearance above the horizon , a bright twilight
appeared ...
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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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