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The northern boundary of 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
...
The northern boundary of 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
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Extending far beyond the range of vision , and as we scud along , the fog as it lifts
reveals vast plains beyond , still encumbered with these quaint - looking masses
of floating , toiling ice . Here is a plain of some twenty square yards burthened ...
Extending far beyond the range of vision , and as we scud along , the fog as it lifts
reveals vast plains beyond , still encumbered with these quaint - looking masses
of floating , toiling ice . Here is a plain of some twenty square yards burthened ...
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The drift also has its effect on the floating ice , driving it with sudden force , and
grinding each block against its immediate neighbour ; then the brittle floor soon
gets crushed and shattered in every direction . The newly - exposed fracture
glints ...
The drift also has its effect on the floating ice , driving it with sudden force , and
grinding each block against its immediate neighbour ; then the brittle floor soon
gets crushed and shattered in every direction . The newly - exposed fracture
glints ...
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Often whilst we gaze the neatly poised floating object we are watching will
plunge head foremost into the waves , and what was but recently its submerged
portion will float above the sea , the centre of gravity having become altered by
the ...
Often whilst we gaze the neatly poised floating object we are watching will
plunge head foremost into the waves , and what was but recently its submerged
portion will float above the sea , the centre of gravity having become altered by
the ...
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Several of the ice fields were an acre in extent , and as they float above the
surface , their thickness can easily be calculated , for we only see one - tenth of
the submerged mass above the sea . A block of ice of twelve feet elevation
presents its ...
Several of the ice fields were an acre in extent , and as they float above the
surface , their thickness can easily be calculated , for we only see one - tenth of
the submerged mass above the sea . A block of ice of twelve feet elevation
presents its ...
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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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