The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... direction , and doubled Cape Farewell . The west coast was then explored for about day's journey beyond , or as far as Hvarf , which is probably the modern Cape Egede . Iceland , and induced many of his colonize the west coast of ...
... direction , and doubled Cape Farewell . The west coast was then explored for about day's journey beyond , or as far as Hvarf , which is probably the modern Cape Egede . Iceland , and induced many of his colonize the west coast of ...
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... direction of Gaimard , explored and drew up volumi- nous reports on Iceland , Greenland , and Spitzbergen . From 1858 onwards the Swedes have been making most extensive explorations in Spitzbergen and the surrounding seas . They have ...
... direction of Gaimard , explored and drew up volumi- nous reports on Iceland , Greenland , and Spitzbergen . From 1858 onwards the Swedes have been making most extensive explorations in Spitzbergen and the surrounding seas . They have ...
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... direction it is still moving , and Bond supposes that the eastern limit will be reached in about 2140. There are so many resemblances and analogies between the secular and local distribution of the elements of terrestrial magnetism and ...
... direction it is still moving , and Bond supposes that the eastern limit will be reached in about 2140. There are so many resemblances and analogies between the secular and local distribution of the elements of terrestrial magnetism and ...
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... directions from the Pole involves a large and open sea around the Pole . In zoology and botany something has been done , but there is much more to do . The facts to be dis- covered cannot fail to have an important influence on all ...
... directions from the Pole involves a large and open sea around the Pole . In zoology and botany something has been done , but there is much more to do . The facts to be dis- covered cannot fail to have an important influence on all ...
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... direction , and depth of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ruminant migrating animals that may have influenced the dis- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER , 47 tribution of the vegetation by transporting 46 A VOYAGE TO ...
... direction , and depth of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ruminant migrating animals that may have influenced the dis- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER , 47 tribution of the vegetation by transporting 46 A VOYAGE TO ...
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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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