The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... oldest on the globe , ) did , during the warm period preceding the glacial - a period warmer than the present - extend in force over INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 45 the Polar regions , including Greenland 44 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... oldest on the globe , ) did , during the warm period preceding the glacial - a period warmer than the present - extend in force over INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 45 the Polar regions , including Greenland 44 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... force to drive the weighty body in the desired direction ; but when roused to action this powerful organ is driven with enormous muscular force ; then the lobes are more rigidly exerted , and the body acquires WHALES FOOD . 83 an ...
... force to drive the weighty body in the desired direction ; but when roused to action this powerful organ is driven with enormous muscular force ; then the lobes are more rigidly exerted , and the body acquires WHALES FOOD . 83 an ...
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... of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
... of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
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... force about this latitude . Spreading out like a fan , it interdigitates with colder surface currents which flow ice - laden from the north- east . The drift also has its effect on the floating ice , driving it with sudden force , and ...
... force about this latitude . Spreading out like a fan , it interdigitates with colder surface currents which flow ice - laden from the north- east . The drift also has its effect on the floating ice , driving it with sudden force , and ...
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... and the schooner shivers from stem to stern . The nerves of the uninitiated quiver the while , but we force our way , and , once inside , we take the ice IN THE ICE . 105 obstacles with greater care ,. 104 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... and the schooner shivers from stem to stern . The nerves of the uninitiated quiver the while , but we force our way , and , once inside , we take the ice IN THE ICE . 105 obstacles with greater care ,. 104 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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