The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... floating ice was reached in 81 ° 12 ′ 51 ′′ N. , on June 23 . The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was very loose and rotten . On July 11 firmer ice was reached . On July 20 the ice was still floe ice , such as a ...
... floating ice was reached in 81 ° 12 ′ 51 ′′ N. , on June 23 . The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was very loose and rotten . On July 11 firmer ice was reached . On July 20 the ice was still floe ice , such as a ...
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... floating , dead ; to it the men rowed , taking it for a right whale , but on discovering their mistake they immediately aban- doned it . They had apparently not been the first , for on its sides were cut the names of several vessels ...
... floating , dead ; to it the men rowed , taking it for a right whale , but on discovering their mistake they immediately aban- doned it . They had apparently not been the first , for on its sides were cut the names of several vessels ...
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... upon well - greased matting , and , owing to this simple arrangement , the boats are propelled without the least noise to disturb the floating monsters . TROUBLES IN THE ICE . 89 68 As the men 88 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... upon well - greased matting , and , owing to this simple arrangement , the boats are propelled without the least noise to disturb the floating monsters . TROUBLES IN THE ICE . 89 68 As the men 88 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... float past again in another cloud - like mass . The noise , too , of so many wings , and the wild , scared cries from a host like this , was much greater than could be imagined , much less described in words . The tem- perature of the ...
... float past again in another cloud - like mass . The noise , too , of so many wings , and the wild , scared cries from a host like this , was much greater than could be imagined , much less described in words . The tem- perature of the ...
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... float past again in another cloud - like mass . The noise , too , of so many wings , and the wild , scared cries from a host like this , was much greater than could be imagined , much less described in words . The tem- perature of the ...
... float past again in another cloud - like mass . The noise , too , of so many wings , and the wild , scared cries from a host like this , was much greater than could be imagined , much less described in words . The tem- perature of the ...
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