The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... carried out at less comparative expense than almost any other , and yet as efficiently as any . They are good examples , out of several journeys which might be instanced , illustrative of the fact that Arctic voyages have been and can ...
... carried out at less comparative expense than almost any other , and yet as efficiently as any . They are good examples , out of several journeys which might be instanced , illustrative of the fact that Arctic voyages have been and can ...
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... carried on . A large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two miles . This expedition was a very suc- cessful one from a scientific point of view , and was important in showing that on the east coast of ...
... carried on . A large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two miles . This expedition was a very suc- cessful one from a scientific point of view , and was important in showing that on the east coast of ...
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... carry out re- searches on the pendulum , as also in botany , geology , zoology , and other natural sciences . It is also in- tended to make another attempt to reach the Pole by means of reindeer and sledges . In the summer of 1872 ...
... carry out re- searches on the pendulum , as also in botany , geology , zoology , and other natural sciences . It is also in- tended to make another attempt to reach the Pole by means of reindeer and sledges . In the summer of 1872 ...
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... carrying away all the gunwale of the boat with one terrific blow , and had it not been for the harpoon lines which are always coiled down in the open spaces between the seats of the whale boat , and which served as a fender to the ...
... carrying away all the gunwale of the boat with one terrific blow , and had it not been for the harpoon lines which are always coiled down in the open spaces between the seats of the whale boat , and which served as a fender to the ...
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... carry the oil and blubber of such animals as we might be fortunate enough to capture on our way . On the 28th of May we were ready for the sea , but the men seemed evidently anxious to linger as much as possible along shore , and all ...
... carry the oil and blubber of such animals as we might be fortunate enough to capture on our way . On the 28th of May we were ready for the sea , but the men seemed evidently anxious to linger as much as possible along shore , and all ...
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amongst animals Arctic circle Arctic seas Barentsz bear Beerenberg boat Cape Captain coast cold crew Crown 8vo curious danger deer depth difficulty direction distance drift east escape expedition explored fathoms feet fiord floating floe flora force gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hope Humboldt Glacier hummock icebergs Iceland INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey Kennedy Channel Lancaster Sound land latitude look masses miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal North Somerset northern Norwegian Nova Zembla object observed once open sea open water ourselves pack Parry party Polar Pole present pursuit reached regions reindeer rocks round sail sailors Samoyedes schooner seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledges Smith Sound snow soon southward Spitzbergen sport steamer Strait stream surface temperature thick tion vessel voyage Waigatz walrus warm water weather whale wind winter
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