The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... means of ascertaining the true figure of the earth . In August , 1868 , the sea off North Cape was almost entirely free from ice . The highest lati- tude reached in the ship was 81 ° 42 ′ N. in 17 ° 30 ′ E. , which is higher than ...
... means of ascertaining the true figure of the earth . In August , 1868 , the sea off North Cape was almost entirely free from ice . The highest lati- tude reached in the ship was 81 ° 42 ′ N. in 17 ° 30 ′ E. , which is higher than ...
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... means of reindeer and sledges . In the summer of 1872 Captain Altmann found the sea east of Spitz- bergen free from ice , and saw eight islands occupying the position assigned by Petermann to King Charles's Land . The south end of the ...
... means of reindeer and sledges . In the summer of 1872 Captain Altmann found the sea east of Spitz- bergen free from ice , and saw eight islands occupying the position assigned by Petermann to King Charles's Land . The south end of the ...
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... mean tem- perature of the air in July and August is much higher than it is generally thought to be . During the winter the continuousness of the night would equally favour a very low temperature , so that probably the range of ...
... mean tem- perature of the air in July and August is much higher than it is generally thought to be . During the winter the continuousness of the night would equally favour a very low temperature , so that probably the range of ...
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... mean temperature of the Southern hemisphere is lower than that of the North ; and it is a matter of obser- vation that the Antarctic Pole is more extensively ice - clad than the Arctic . This may be in part con- jecturally explained by ...
... mean temperature of the Southern hemisphere is lower than that of the North ; and it is a matter of obser- vation that the Antarctic Pole is more extensively ice - clad than the Arctic . This may be in part con- jecturally explained by ...
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... mean distance nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion ; but at certain periods it has been 14,500,000 miles less than the mean nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion . In other words the earth when nearest the sun is now ...
... mean distance nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion ; but at certain periods it has been 14,500,000 miles less than the mean nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion . In other words the earth when nearest the sun is now ...
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