The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... vessel off , and bade the expedition " God cheer . " Burrough passed the island of Kolguev on July 14th , and next day he reached the coast of the mouth of the Petchora . He saw the St. James's Islands , and on July 31st he anchored ...
... vessel off , and bade the expedition " God cheer . " Burrough passed the island of Kolguev on July 14th , and next day he reached the coast of the mouth of the Petchora . He saw the St. James's Islands , and on July 31st he anchored ...
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... vessel had been much damaged by storms , deter- mined to see whether he could not strike land by pur- suing a north - west course . It should be remembered that at this time the discoveries of the Icelanders had been forgotten , and ...
... vessel had been much damaged by storms , deter- mined to see whether he could not strike land by pur- suing a north - west course . It should be remembered that at this time the discoveries of the Icelanders had been forgotten , and ...
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... vessel had crossed the Sea of Kara , and had thus gained the mouth of the Obi . Barentz , in 1594 , coasted along the west side of Nova Zembla , from Langenes to the islands of Orange . In 1596 he and Rijp discovered Bear or Cherie ...
... vessel had crossed the Sea of Kara , and had thus gained the mouth of the Obi . Barentz , in 1594 , coasted along the west side of Nova Zembla , from Langenes to the islands of Orange . In 1596 he and Rijp discovered Bear or Cherie ...
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... vessels to the mercy of the ice , and the savage onslaughts of the storms of the Arctic seas . On Monday , the 13th of May , the warps are ready , a steam - tug has taken a final hold of the Samson to tow her out . The wharf is still ...
... vessels to the mercy of the ice , and the savage onslaughts of the storms of the Arctic seas . On Monday , the 13th of May , the warps are ready , a steam - tug has taken a final hold of the Samson to tow her out . The wharf is still ...
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... and so unsportsmanlike a method . At the break of day inspecting our collection of telescopes and eye - glasses to test their various merits , THE SHETLANDS . 67 we sight some sailing vessels in 66 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... and so unsportsmanlike a method . At the break of day inspecting our collection of telescopes and eye - glasses to test their various merits , THE SHETLANDS . 67 we sight some sailing vessels in 66 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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