The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 44
... oldest on the globe , ) did , during the warm period preceding the glacial - a period warmer thau the present - extend in force over INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 45 the Polar regions , including Greenland 44 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... oldest on the globe , ) did , during the warm period preceding the glacial - a period warmer thau the present - extend in force over INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 45 the Polar regions , including Greenland 44 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
Página 82
... force to drive the weighty body in the desired direction ; but when roused to action this powerful is driven with enormous muscular force ; then the lobes are more rigidly exerted , and the body acquires organ WHALES FOOD . 83 an ...
... force to drive the weighty body in the desired direction ; but when roused to action this powerful is driven with enormous muscular force ; then the lobes are more rigidly exerted , and the body acquires organ WHALES FOOD . 83 an ...
Página 93
... of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
... of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
Página 101
... force about this latitude . Spreading out like a fan , it interdigitates with colder surface currents which flow ice - laden from the north- east . The drift also has its effect on the floating ice , driving it with sudden force , and ...
... force about this latitude . Spreading out like a fan , it interdigitates with colder surface currents which flow ice - laden from the north- east . The drift also has its effect on the floating ice , driving it with sudden force , and ...
Página 104
... stem to stern . The nerves of the uninitiated quiver the while , but we force our way , and , once inside , we take the ice IN THE ICE . 105 obstacles with greater care ,. 104 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN . YACHT IN AN ICE FIELD.
... stem to stern . The nerves of the uninitiated quiver the while , but we force our way , and , once inside , we take the ice IN THE ICE . 105 obstacles with greater care ,. 104 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN . YACHT IN AN ICE FIELD.
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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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