The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 46
... depth of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ruminant migrating animals that may have influenced the dis- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER , 47 tribution of the vegetation by transporting 46 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN ,
... depth of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ruminant migrating animals that may have influenced the dis- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER , 47 tribution of the vegetation by transporting 46 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN ,
Página 57
... depth of 400 fathoms , showing a difference of 9 ° at that depth when compared with the temperature at the surface ; a fact so extraordinary as to lead scientific men to assume that this , our asser- tion , is so contrary to the laws ...
... depth of 400 fathoms , showing a difference of 9 ° at that depth when compared with the temperature at the surface ; a fact so extraordinary as to lead scientific men to assume that this , our asser- tion , is so contrary to the laws ...
Página 66
... depth into the sea - with a sudden jerk he swings his hand which grasps the line into the air , and then lets the weight subside again ; this action is repeated for some time , when he is at length rewarded by the capture of a fine fish ...
... depth into the sea - with a sudden jerk he swings his hand which grasps the line into the air , and then lets the weight subside again ; this action is repeated for some time , when he is at length rewarded by the capture of a fine fish ...
Página 118
... depths of the pack - ice , where they would hope to obtain some respite from their pursuers . Where that northern point may be towards which the west- ice or saddle - back seals ( Phoca Grænlandica ) are making , has hitherto been a ...
... depths of the pack - ice , where they would hope to obtain some respite from their pursuers . Where that northern point may be towards which the west- ice or saddle - back seals ( Phoca Grænlandica ) are making , has hitherto been a ...
Página 147
... depth the firing party . obtain s in dangerous prox that not the sport is not ment now , and the great head of ice or s making men ; the the boat . We fil there com chance ; but the early seaso renders the sho anything but re with the ...
... depth the firing party . obtain s in dangerous prox that not the sport is not ment now , and the great head of ice or s making men ; the the boat . We fil there com chance ; but the early seaso renders the sho anything but re with the ...
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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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