The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... southward . These masses accumu- late most where there is most land , and by their melting they transfer the cold of higher latitudes to these more southern lands , and thus reduce their mean temperature . This has the effect of ...
... southward . These masses accumu- late most where there is most land , and by their melting they transfer the cold of higher latitudes to these more southern lands , and thus reduce their mean temperature . This has the effect of ...
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... southward , down to the extremity of the Greenland peninsula in its longitude , and down to the latitude of the Alle- ghanies and the White Mountains in their longitudes . The effect in Greenland would be to leave there only the more ...
... southward , down to the extremity of the Greenland peninsula in its longitude , and down to the latitude of the Alle- ghanies and the White Mountains in their longitudes . The effect in Greenland would be to leave there only the more ...
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... southward of the Shetlands , and we hope to make the south en- trance of Lerwick Harbour before twelve next day . The north entrance is narrow and studded with rocks ; and our chart was somewhat old ; we passed the south entrance during ...
... southward of the Shetlands , and we hope to make the south en- trance of Lerwick Harbour before twelve next day . The north entrance is narrow and studded with rocks ; and our chart was somewhat old ; we passed the south entrance during ...
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... southward the water is calm , and a black sandy beach invites us , but the sandy beach is " steep to , ' and is bounded with rough , weather - beaten rocks on either hand ; it is not a place for anchorage ; we sound and verify our ...
... southward the water is calm , and a black sandy beach invites us , but the sandy beach is " steep to , ' and is bounded with rough , weather - beaten rocks on either hand ; it is not a place for anchorage ; we sound and verify our ...
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... southward , the ice also slacking off , and also trending in the same direction . The 11th of June we speed on our way , keeping a sharp look out for the point ends as we coast ; the ice yields but little game , one seal only falling to ...
... southward , the ice also slacking off , and also trending in the same direction . The 11th of June we speed on our way , keeping a sharp look out for the point ends as we coast ; the ice yields but little game , one seal only falling to ...
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