The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... North America ; but in this place they are noticeable , because he advanced to the mouth of the Coppermine River , in 67 ° 48 ′ N .; since this fact showed that the North - West Passage must be within the Arctic circle.
... North America ; but in this place they are noticeable , because he advanced to the mouth of the Coppermine River , in 67 ° 48 ′ N .; since this fact showed that the North - West Passage must be within the Arctic circle.
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... fact that King William's Island was an island , and found numerous relics belonging to Sir John Franklin's crews at the same time that he collected the reports of the natives as to their fate , and fairly earned the Government reward of ...
... fact that King William's Island was an island , and found numerous relics belonging to Sir John Franklin's crews at the same time that he collected the reports of the natives as to their fate , and fairly earned the Government reward of ...
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... facts . It is probably the land to which Wrangell had previously alluded as sometimes visible from Cape Yakan . In 1867 portions of this land were seen by several captains . Captain Bliven saw land north - west of Herald Island ...
... facts . It is probably the land to which Wrangell had previously alluded as sometimes visible from Cape Yakan . In 1867 portions of this land were seen by several captains . Captain Bliven saw land north - west of Herald Island ...
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... fact that it is less ice - encumbered than the South Pole probably arises from there being , as is supposed , little land near it . The conjectures above given as to what may have been are rendered probabilities by the character of the ...
... fact that it is less ice - encumbered than the South Pole probably arises from there being , as is supposed , little land near it . The conjectures above given as to what may have been are rendered probabilities by the character of the ...
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... facts have on climate is thus expressed by Professor Heer : " More- over the climate of Bear Island must have been as favourable to the growth of plants as that of Ireland or the Vosges , although that island lies 26 farther north ; for ...
... facts have on climate is thus expressed by Professor Heer : " More- over the climate of Bear Island must have been as favourable to the growth of plants as that of Ireland or the Vosges , although that island lies 26 farther north ; for ...
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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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