The realm of the ice king. By the author of 'Saved from the wreck'.London, 1874 |
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... afterwards for that pur- pose . " They came first , " says the Saga , " to the land which Biarne had discovered last . They sailed in , and cast anchor , put out their boat , and went on shore ; but they saw no grass . Great mountains ...
... afterwards for that pur- pose . " They came first , " says the Saga , " to the land which Biarne had discovered last . They sailed in , and cast anchor , put out their boat , and went on shore ; but they saw no grass . Great mountains ...
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... afterwards by Baffin ; for three stone pillars inscribed with Runic characters were discovered , in the autumn of 1824 , on Women Islands , situated just below the seventy - third parallel of latitude , containing , according to Danish ...
... afterwards by Baffin ; for three stone pillars inscribed with Runic characters were discovered , in the autumn of 1824 , on Women Islands , situated just below the seventy - third parallel of latitude , containing , according to Danish ...
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... afterwards returned to London . The Muscovy Company sent an expedition in search of the missing vessels , but the smaller one was never seen or heard of after she disappeared in the storm . In the spring of 1554 , some Russian fishermen ...
... afterwards returned to London . The Muscovy Company sent an expedition in search of the missing vessels , but the smaller one was never seen or heard of after she disappeared in the storm . In the spring of 1554 , some Russian fishermen ...
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... afterwards visited by Verazzano , a Florentine navigator in the service of France . The promontory now known as Cape Chudleigh was seen on the 31st , and then the explorers crossed the eastern entrance of the strait afterwards ...
... afterwards visited by Verazzano , a Florentine navigator in the service of France . The promontory now known as Cape Chudleigh was seen on the 31st , and then the explorers crossed the eastern entrance of the strait afterwards ...
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... afterwards the ships were safely anchored before Harwich . The discovery of an arm of the sea running from east to west was considered so encouraging that three vessels ( the largest of a hundred and eighty tons ) were ordered to be ...
... afterwards the ships were safely anchored before Harwich . The discovery of an arm of the sea running from east to west was considered so encouraging that three vessels ( the largest of a hundred and eighty tons ) were ordered to be ...
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afterwards anchored Arctic attempt August Back Baffin barrier bear became began boats broken called Cape Captain carried channel closed coast command continued course covered crew crossed deer direction discovered discovery distance drifted east eastward encountered entered Esquimaux expedition explorers extremity farther feet finding five floe following day forced four Franklin frozen gale Greenland headland hope Hudson Hudson Strait hundred icebergs Inlet Island journey July June land latitude Lieutenant masses miles mountains mouth named narrow natives night north-west northern northward observed officers open water parallel Parry party passage passed progress provisions reached region remained returned river rocks Ross round sailed says seen September ship shore side sight sledges snow soon Sound southward steered Strait summer turned vessel voyage weather westward wind winter
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Página 32 - He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who can stand before his cold ? He sendeth out his word, and melteth them : he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Página 14 - countless herds of reindeer, elks, black bears, foxes, sables, and gray squirrels, fill the upland forests ; stone foxes and wolves roam over the low grounds. Enormous flights of swans, geese, and ducks arrive in spring, and seek deserts where they may moult and build their nests in safety. Eagles, owls, and gulls pursue their prey along the seacoast; ptarmigan run in troops among the bushes ; little snipes are busy along the brooks and in the morasses ; the social crows seek the neighbourhood of...
Página 20 - Henry the 7. who then raigned, insomuch that all men with great admiration affirmed it to be a thing more divine than humane, to saile by the West into the East where spices growe, by a way that was never knowen before, by this fame and report there increased in my heart a great flame of desire to attempt some notable thing.
Página 133 - When all is ice, and all one dazzling mass of white — when the surface of the sea itself is tossed up and fixed into rocks, w^hile the land is, on the contrary, very often flat, it is not always so easy a problem as it might seem on a superficial view, to determine a fact which appears in words to be extremely simple.
Página 34 - And never more, on sea or shore, Should Sir Humphrey see the light. He sat upon the deck, The Book was in his hand ; " Do not fear ! Heaven is as near...
Página 135 - I thanked every one for their excellent conduct, and cautioned them, as we should, in all probability, soon appear before our Maker, to enter his presence as men resigned to their fate.
Página 134 - As soon as I had satisfied my own mind, I made known to the party the gratifying result of all our joint labor ; and it was then that, amidst mutual congratulations, we fixed the British flag on the spot and took possession of the North Magnetic Pole and its adjoining territory in the name of Great Britain and King William the Fourth.
Página 114 - ... it was evident that the portion of ice which still divided the channel from the open ocean, would soon be completely destroyed. Had we attempted to...
Página 20 - I began therefore to sail toward the north-west, not thinking to find any other land than that of Cathay, and from thence to turn toward India...
Página 128 - As we traveled by far the greater part of our distance on the ice three and not infrequently five times over, we may safely multiply the length of the road by two and a half, so that our whole distance, on a very moderate calculation, amounted to 580 geographical or 668 statute miles, being nearly sufficient to have reached the pole in a direct line.