The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... rising or sinking of the land , and for evidence of ancient connection between Green- land and Scandinavia ; for observations on the tem- perature , direction , and depth of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ...
... rising or sinking of the land , and for evidence of ancient connection between Green- land and Scandinavia ; for observations on the tem- perature , direction , and depth of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ...
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... rising of the whale beneath her , and in a moment the crew and all her gear were hurled a few feet into the air . Byers , too , had a somewhat similar misadventure , but in his case , as he was preparing to let drive at a stricken whale ...
... rising of the whale beneath her , and in a moment the crew and all her gear were hurled a few feet into the air . Byers , too , had a somewhat similar misadventure , but in his case , as he was preparing to let drive at a stricken whale ...
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... rising from the naked shores of Hialtland with all the feudal haughti- ness of a regular baronial mansion , appearing to mock the humble habitations of the ancient udallers . It is said that when the pious minister of the parish came to ...
... rising from the naked shores of Hialtland with all the feudal haughti- ness of a regular baronial mansion , appearing to mock the humble habitations of the ancient udallers . It is said that when the pious minister of the parish came to ...
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... rise to the waves ; for they are coated with zinc on the outer sides , to fend off the ice , which would otherwise injure the wood by its constant grinding . Each extremity is built whale - boat fashion , fine at the end . They are ...
... rise to the waves ; for they are coated with zinc on the outer sides , to fend off the ice , which would otherwise injure the wood by its constant grinding . Each extremity is built whale - boat fashion , fine at the end . They are ...
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... rise out of the waves , and at such places are altogether inaccessible on the western side . There are , however , several indentations , and amongst these there are many that deserve the name of bays , and in these bays there are many ...
... rise out of the waves , and at such places are altogether inaccessible on the western side . There are , however , several indentations , and amongst these there are many that deserve the name of bays , and in these bays there are many ...
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