The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... streams or outflows of warm water from the Pole have been observed in many localities . These , wherever met with , are commonly assigned to the Gulf Stream ; but as will be noted in a subsc- D quent chapter , the warm water originates ...
... streams or outflows of warm water from the Pole have been observed in many localities . These , wherever met with , are commonly assigned to the Gulf Stream ; but as will be noted in a subsc- D quent chapter , the warm water originates ...
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... Stream flows right across the Pole , that is , by Spitzbergen , and out again through Smith Sound and Behring Strait . The ice presses against the northern coasts , and where the passages to the south are narrow , blocks them with ice ...
... Stream flows right across the Pole , that is , by Spitzbergen , and out again through Smith Sound and Behring Strait . The ice presses against the northern coasts , and where the passages to the south are narrow , blocks them with ice ...
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... Stream in the higher latitudes , overcame all our scruples on the score of shortness of notice , and we accepted the offer without much hesitation . All our available time was , therefore , devoted to the selection CHAPTER I.
... Stream in the higher latitudes , overcame all our scruples on the score of shortness of notice , and we accepted the offer without much hesitation . All our available time was , therefore , devoted to the selection CHAPTER I.
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... the rolling sea , And forms a port secure for ships to ride . Broke by the jutting land , on either side In double streams , the briny waters glide Between two rows of rocks . " Here we procure wood , water , supplies of fresh F 2.
... the rolling sea , And forms a port secure for ships to ride . Broke by the jutting land , on either side In double streams , the briny waters glide Between two rows of rocks . " Here we procure wood , water , supplies of fresh F 2.
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... Stream , which seems to find a limit to its 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 ...
... Stream , which seems to find a limit to its 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 ...
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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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