The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 45
... rest being , as it were , driven into the sea . But the effect on the American conti- nent would be to bring the Scandinavian flora into competition with an American flora that preoccupied the lands into which it was driven . On the ...
... rest being , as it were , driven into the sea . But the effect on the American conti- nent would be to bring the Scandinavian flora into competition with an American flora that preoccupied the lands into which it was driven . On the ...
Página 85
... rest at last drives away our companions . The sailors told us that in the autumn small bottle - noses frequent the coasts in pursuit of the herring ; and the fishermen , ever on the watch for these the most destructive of their enemies ...
... rest at last drives away our companions . The sailors told us that in the autumn small bottle - noses frequent the coasts in pursuit of the herring ; and the fishermen , ever on the watch for these the most destructive of their enemies ...
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... rest securely on a suitable receptacle . The ears ply 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 ...
... rest securely on a suitable receptacle . The ears ply 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 ...
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... rest . It is a place of marvels ; -as if to mock the wondering crew , two rocks stand out from the land so exactly resembling swift - sailing ships , that even a reference to the chart , where the fact is duly recorded , hardly ...
... rest . It is a place of marvels ; -as if to mock the wondering crew , two rocks stand out from the land so exactly resembling swift - sailing ships , that even a reference to the chart , where the fact is duly recorded , hardly ...
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... rest , and dozed off quietly to sleep . But a short interval now separated the wily fox from its prey , and running quickly from its place of concealment , it bounded towards the bird , and secured , not the coveted morsel , but a ...
... rest , and dozed off quietly to sleep . But a short interval now separated the wily fox from its prey , and running quickly from its place of concealment , it bounded towards the bird , and secured , not the coveted morsel , but a ...
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