The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... course . It should be remembered that at this time the discoveries of the Icelanders had been forgotten , and were hidden antiquarian lore not accessible . This was one of the most successful and ably - conducted Arctic voyages which ...
... course . It should be remembered that at this time the discoveries of the Icelanders had been forgotten , and were hidden antiquarian lore not accessible . This was one of the most successful and ably - conducted Arctic voyages which ...
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... course of which he traced portions of King William's Island , Boothia Felix , and North Somerset ; but he crossed Brentford Bay without noticing Bellot's Strait , INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 17 which bounds the northernmost point of 16 A ...
... course of which he traced portions of King William's Island , Boothia Felix , and North Somerset ; but he crossed Brentford Bay without noticing Bellot's Strait , INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 17 which bounds the northernmost point of 16 A ...
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... he named Young's Cape . He continued on a N.N.E. course , and at his farthest point , which he considered to be 73 ° N. , he saw land , which he called INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . Hold - with - Hope . 25 24 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... he named Young's Cape . He continued on a N.N.E. course , and at his farthest point , which he considered to be 73 ° N. , he saw land , which he called INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . Hold - with - Hope . 25 24 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... course appears to be along the zone of lowest mean tempe- rature . Auroras are believed to be essentially the results of magnetic disturbance , and originate , or at any rate are most abundant and energetic along a zone situated on and ...
... course appears to be along the zone of lowest mean tempe- rature . Auroras are believed to be essentially the results of magnetic disturbance , and originate , or at any rate are most abundant and energetic along a zone situated on and ...
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... course we should pursue when in doubt . These old whaling captains alone possess the requisite knowledge at the present time , and men of science have but little opportunity of formulating the valuable observations in daily use amongst ...
... course we should pursue when in doubt . These old whaling captains alone possess the requisite knowledge at the present time , and men of science have but little opportunity of formulating the valuable observations in daily use amongst ...
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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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