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Difficulties in Narrow Waters — The Wounded Sea Bird - Nature most Desolate
— Deer Stalking – The Drive . . . . 211 CHAPTER VIII . Russian Memorials , Long
Years of Waiting - Landing in Pursuit of Game - White Whale - Netting Large ...
Difficulties in Narrow Waters — The Wounded Sea Bird - Nature most Desolate
— Deer Stalking – The Drive . . . . 211 CHAPTER VIII . Russian Memorials , Long
Years of Waiting - Landing in Pursuit of Game - White Whale - Netting Large ...
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The objections to Behring Straits are that the distance from England is so great ,
that the expense and time required would be greater by that route than the others
; that the ice presents greater difficulties there ; and that ships which have gone ...
The objections to Behring Straits are that the distance from England is so great ,
that the expense and time required would be greater by that route than the others
; that the ice presents greater difficulties there ; and that ships which have gone ...
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There is a probability that land occurs farther north , and hence that the ice will
present difficulties in consequence of ... If there is a discontinuity of ice and land
the sledge parties will have a special difficulty in reaching the point they aim for .
There is a probability that land occurs farther north , and hence that the ice will
present difficulties in consequence of ... If there is a discontinuity of ice and land
the sledge parties will have a special difficulty in reaching the point they aim for .
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... for it is needless to say , that there is no book existing , except , perhaps , the
valuable contributions of Scoresby , from whose pages we could hope to draw
the requisite instructions to guide us in moments of difficulty or danger , much
less to ...
... for it is needless to say , that there is no book existing , except , perhaps , the
valuable contributions of Scoresby , from whose pages we could hope to draw
the requisite instructions to guide us in moments of difficulty or danger , much
less to ...
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He had difficulties to contend with in this voyage , of no small degree . Frozen for
three weeks in the pack that surrounded them , they drifted south as far as
Iceland , but at length the ice gave way , and they were once more set free . The
pursuit ...
He had difficulties to contend with in this voyage , of no small degree . Frozen for
three weeks in the pack that surrounded them , they drifted south as far as
Iceland , but at length the ice gave way , and they were once more set free . The
pursuit ...
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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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