The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... winds . Contiguous land was indicated by drift- wood , fresh mud , fresh - water ice , and eider ducks . The whole sea between this and Nova Zembla was free from ice . After this , heavy south - west gales drove the ship to 78 ° 5 ′ N ...
... winds . Contiguous land was indicated by drift- wood , fresh mud , fresh - water ice , and eider ducks . The whole sea between this and Nova Zembla was free from ice . After this , heavy south - west gales drove the ship to 78 ° 5 ′ N ...
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... wind and heavy rain , arguments which left no other alternative for us than the necessity of waiting for a favourable change . While we waited , Mr. Rickaby returned home from a sealing expedition to the west ice , between Jan Mayen's ...
... wind and heavy rain , arguments which left no other alternative for us than the necessity of waiting for a favourable change . While we waited , Mr. Rickaby returned home from a sealing expedition to the west ice , between Jan Mayen's ...
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... to run in again and seek shelter . We anchor under the lee , with a crowd of other craft , who , like ourselves , are waiting for the wind . As the day breaks OUR CREW . 63 on Tuesday morning the whole fleet 62 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... to run in again and seek shelter . We anchor under the lee , with a crowd of other craft , who , like ourselves , are waiting for the wind . As the day breaks OUR CREW . 63 on Tuesday morning the whole fleet 62 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... wind , but we soon overreach them , and the fine sailing qualities of our schooner are soon evident to all . There is a kind of pardonable pride in such a display , and we revel in our success over our unknown opponents . The wind blows ...
... wind , but we soon overreach them , and the fine sailing qualities of our schooner are soon evident to all . There is a kind of pardonable pride in such a display , and we revel in our success over our unknown opponents . The wind blows ...
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... wind again veered round to the north , and as there was but little use in contending with a high sea , with opposing wind and tide , and weather bitterly cold and wet , we concluded that a visit to Edinburgh for a day or two would make ...
... wind again veered round to the north , and as there was but little use in contending with a high sea , with opposing wind and tide , and weather bitterly cold and wet , we concluded that a visit to Edinburgh for a day or two would make ...
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