The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... 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 laid down by ...
... 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 laid down by ...
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... fathom five . " These horrid monsters of the sea make sad havoc with their cruel fangs as they dig into the flesh , and even now seem loath to part with what they consider their right- ful perquisite , daring even to contend with the ...
... fathom five . " These horrid monsters of the sea make sad havoc with their cruel fangs as they dig into the flesh , and even now seem loath to part with what they consider their right- ful perquisite , daring even to contend with the ...
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... fathoms of line has spun itself out over the boat's bow into the sea , measuring the course the wounded whale has run in his agonised fear of the too certain fate await- ing him . The boat , dragged through the water , throws up a spray ...
... fathoms of line has spun itself out over the boat's bow into the sea , measuring the course the wounded whale has run in his agonised fear of the too certain fate await- ing him . The boat , dragged through the water , throws up a spray ...
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... fathoms it was 42 ° F. This fact was observed by Captain Scoresby in lat . 78 ° N. , 0''10 W. , surface 32 ° F. , and at a depth of 760 fathoms 38 ° F. In 1872 the cruise in which we had the pleasure of assisting , gave the following ...
... fathoms it was 42 ° F. This fact was observed by Captain Scoresby in lat . 78 ° N. , 0''10 W. , surface 32 ° F. , and at a depth of 760 fathoms 38 ° F. In 1872 the cruise in which we had the pleasure of assisting , gave the following ...
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... fathoms . These facts indicate the southward flow of a vast body of warm water . It cannot be said that the heat is ... fathoms ; whereas warm water of 42 ° F. occurs to the depth of 400 fathoms in this region , and north of Spitz ...
... fathoms . These facts indicate the southward flow of a vast body of warm water . It cannot be said that the heat is ... fathoms ; whereas warm water of 42 ° F. occurs to the depth of 400 fathoms in this region , and north of Spitz ...
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