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The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was very loose and rotten . On
July 11 firmer ice was reached . On July 20 the ice was still floe ice , such as a
steamer could get through . On July 23 the was INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was very loose and rotten . On
July 11 firmer ice was reached . On July 20 the ice was still floe ice , such as a
steamer could get through . On July 23 the was INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
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If the ships cannot gain the open water of Kennedy Channel , recourse must be
had to foot and sledge travelling . There is no proof that the land extends to the
Pole , nor that the ice does so . If there is a discontinuity of ice and land the
sledge ...
If the ships cannot gain the open water of Kennedy Channel , recourse must be
had to foot and sledge travelling . There is no proof that the land extends to the
Pole , nor that the ice does so . If there is a discontinuity of ice and land the
sledge ...
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In April 1860 , a Greenlander was travelling along the ice in the vicinity of
Christianshaab , and discovered one of these open spaces in the ice , which ,
even in the most severe winters , remain open . In this hole hundreds of narwhals
and ...
In April 1860 , a Greenlander was travelling along the ice in the vicinity of
Christianshaab , and discovered one of these open spaces in the ice , which ,
even in the most severe winters , remain open . In this hole hundreds of narwhals
and ...
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197 travelling , and had he been supplied with suitable appliances for the
laborious journey he entered upon even at the close of the season ; had he used
light boats instead of the heavy ones provided in which his daring experiment
was ...
197 travelling , and had he been supplied with suitable appliances for the
laborious journey he entered upon even at the close of the season ; had he used
light boats instead of the heavy ones provided in which his daring experiment
was ...
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The ice was now less broken up , and sometimes tolerably level ; but from six to
eighteen inches of soft snow lay upon it in every part , making the travelling very
fatiguing , and obliging us to make at least two , and sometimes three , journeys ...
The ice was now less broken up , and sometimes tolerably level ; but from six to
eighteen inches of soft snow lay upon it in every part , making the travelling very
fatiguing , and obliging us to make at least two , and sometimes three , journeys ...
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animals appearance Arctic attempt bear boat called Captain carried cause CHAPTER clear close coast coming continued course crew Crown danger deer difficulty direction distance drift east effect escape evidently explored fact fall feet floating force formed four gained give Greenland hands head hope interest Island journey kind land latitude leave less look masses means miles mountain nature northern noticed object observed once ourselves party passed Polar Pole present probably proved pursuit reached regions remains rest rise rocks round sailed sailors schooner seal season seems seen ship shore short shot side sight soon Sound Spitzbergen sport Strait success surface temperature travelling turned vessel voyage warm weather whale whole wind winter
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | Henry S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 26 Jun. 2006 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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