The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... passed the island of Kolguev on July 14th , and next day he reached the coast of the mouth of the Petchora . He saw the St. James's Islands , and on July 31st he anchored amongst the Waigats Islands . He was the first navigator to sail ...
... passed the island of Kolguev on July 14th , and next day he reached the coast of the mouth of the Petchora . He saw the St. James's Islands , and on July 31st he anchored amongst the Waigats Islands . He was the first navigator to sail ...
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... passed the Cape of God's Mercy , sailed up Northumberland Inlet , and worked his way south into Frobisher's Strait , and then into Hudson's Strait . In his second voyage Davis simply explored the coast of Labrador . In his third voyage ...
... passed the Cape of God's Mercy , sailed up Northumberland Inlet , and worked his way south into Frobisher's Strait , and then into Hudson's Strait . In his second voyage Davis simply explored the coast of Labrador . In his third voyage ...
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... passed Hope Sanderson on May 30 , and was stopped by the ice in Horn Sound , 74 ° N. When the ice per- mitted , he kept on north , passing by Cape Dudley Digges in 76 ° 35 ′ N. , Walstenholme Sound , Whale Sound in 77 ° 30 ′ N. , and ...
... passed Hope Sanderson on May 30 , and was stopped by the ice in Horn Sound , 74 ° N. When the ice per- mitted , he kept on north , passing by Cape Dudley Digges in 76 ° 35 ′ N. , Walstenholme Sound , Whale Sound in 77 ° 30 ′ N. , and ...
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... passed over the supposed site of the Croker Mountains , through Barrow's Strait and Parry's Sound , to the south side of Melville's Island , where he wintered in Winter Harbour . In the following year he at- tempted to advance through M ...
... passed over the supposed site of the Croker Mountains , through Barrow's Strait and Parry's Sound , to the south side of Melville's Island , where he wintered in Winter Harbour . In the following year he at- tempted to advance through M ...
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... passed the first winter at Winter Island , and the second at Igloolik , and followed the Fury and Hecla Strait to its junction with Regent Inlet . In 1824 he again at- tempted to reach Regent Inlet , but without success . In 1825 a ...
... passed the first winter at Winter Island , and the second at Igloolik , and followed the Fury and Hecla Strait to its junction with Regent Inlet . In 1824 he again at- tempted to reach Regent Inlet , but without success . In 1825 a ...
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