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Peterhead Steamers — Fleet of Sealers - Narwhal - We “ Lie on Bran ” - A Fall ! A
Fall ! — Monodon Monoceros - Arctic Black Hole of Calcutta – Drifting Ice -
Pursuit of Narwhal - A Sad Picture - Seals out of Water . . . . . . . 127 CHAPTER IV .
Peterhead Steamers — Fleet of Sealers - Narwhal - We “ Lie on Bran ” - A Fall ! A
Fall ! — Monodon Monoceros - Arctic Black Hole of Calcutta – Drifting Ice -
Pursuit of Narwhal - A Sad Picture - Seals out of Water . . . . . . . 127 CHAPTER IV .
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... our sailors , more especially Arctic sailors , that hundreds of them volunteer to
go when any project of this kind is afloat . From this point of view , the exploration
of the higher latitudes is a matter for government , and not for private enterprise .
... our sailors , more especially Arctic sailors , that hundreds of them volunteer to
go when any project of this kind is afloat . From this point of view , the exploration
of the higher latitudes is a matter for government , and not for private enterprise .
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Arctic voyages have yielded good fruit in the past , and there is every prospect of
greater gains accruing to science from ... The present phase of Arctic Exploration
, the characteristic feature of which is the attempt to reach the Pole , combined ...
Arctic voyages have yielded good fruit in the past , and there is every prospect of
greater gains accruing to science from ... The present phase of Arctic Exploration
, the characteristic feature of which is the attempt to reach the Pole , combined ...
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INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . from , Arctic research ; and lastly , to make a few
remarks on the routes by which the Polar area is accessible . The Phoenician
mariners were probably the first recorded persons to enter the Arctic circle , the ...
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . from , Arctic research ; and lastly , to make a few
remarks on the routes by which the Polar area is accessible . The Phoenician
mariners were probably the first recorded persons to enter the Arctic circle , the ...
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After this there was a pause in the progress of Arctic discovery , although Master
Robert Thorne made a bold proposition for an expedition to be sent across the
Polar area to the Moluccas , and two ships were sent , but nothing of importance
...
After this there was a pause in the progress of Arctic discovery , although Master
Robert Thorne made a bold proposition for an expedition to be sent across the
Polar area to the Moluccas , and two ships were sent , but nothing of importance
...
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animals appearance Arctic attempt bear boat called Captain carried cause CHAPTER clear close coast coming continued course crew Crown danger deer difficulty direction distance drift east effect escape evidently explored fact fall feet floating force formed four gained give Greenland hands head hope interest Island journey kind land latitude leave less look masses means miles mountain nature northern noticed object observed once ourselves party passed Polar Pole present probably proved pursuit reached regions remains rest rise rocks round sailed sailors schooner seal season seems seen ship shore short shot side sight soon Sound Spitzbergen sport Strait success surface temperature travelling turned vessel voyage warm weather whale whole wind winter
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | Henry S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 26 Jun. 2006 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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