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Return Reef on the west , or tu within one hundred and sixty miles of Point
Barrow . Captain Beechey sailed through Behring ' s Strait to Point Barrow , in 71
° 38 ' N . Dr . Richardson and Lieutenant Kendall coasted in boats from the mouth
of ...
Return Reef on the west , or tu within one hundred and sixty miles of Point
Barrow . Captain Beechey sailed through Behring ' s Strait to Point Barrow , in 71
° 38 ' N . Dr . Richardson and Lieutenant Kendall coasted in boats from the mouth
of ...
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Parties sent out by him travelled round most of the island , the only part of the
coast not explored being about one hundred and sixty miles along McClintock ' s
Channel . In 1851 the attempt to cross Parry ' s Sound was renewed , but without
...
Parties sent out by him travelled round most of the island , the only part of the
coast not explored being about one hundred and sixty miles along McClintock ' s
Channel . In 1851 the attempt to cross Parry ' s Sound was renewed , but without
...
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Dr . Rae was connected with the Hudson ' s Bay Company , and with less than a
dozen voyageurs on each trip he made the following journeys on foot :Miles .
1844 - 5 . Red River Colony to St . Mary ' s . 1180 1847 . From Repulse Bay
round ...
Dr . Rae was connected with the Hudson ' s Bay Company , and with less than a
dozen voyageurs on each trip he made the following journeys on foot :Miles .
1844 - 5 . Red River Colony to St . Mary ' s . 1180 1847 . From Repulse Bay
round ...
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His ship reached Port Foulke , which is thirty miles south of Rensselaer Bay . He
crossed to the west side of Smith ' s Sound , and followed the coast to 81° 35 ' ,
and beyond this he saw a bold headland , Cape Union , which he placed in 82° ...
His ship reached Port Foulke , which is thirty miles south of Rensselaer Bay . He
crossed to the west side of Smith ' s Sound , and followed the coast to 81° 35 ' ,
and beyond this he saw a bold headland , Cape Union , which he placed in 82° ...
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Captain Bliven saw land north - west of Herald Island , extending as far north as
72° N . The coast has been distinctly traced for one hundred miles or more , and
portions sighted , which would give it a length of more than five hundred miles .
Captain Bliven saw land north - west of Herald Island , extending as far north as
72° N . The coast has been distinctly traced for one hundred miles or more , and
portions sighted , which would give it a length of more than five hundred miles .
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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 | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 26 Jun. 2006 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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