The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... Objects of the Sea - shore - Extinct Craters - Fox Hunting - Aspect of the Icy Sea - First Experiences - In the Ice - Seal Shooting- Shoals of Seals - Seals and their Habits - Collecting Seal Oil -A Long Jump - Fog Gathering - Dodges to ...
... Objects of the Sea - shore - Extinct Craters - Fox Hunting - Aspect of the Icy Sea - First Experiences - In the Ice - Seal Shooting- Shoals of Seals - Seals and their Habits - Collecting Seal Oil -A Long Jump - Fog Gathering - Dodges to ...
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... objects as these ? These questions chiefly emanate from those who do not see the advantage of prosecuting anything ... object will be to give , first , a rapid sketch of Arctic voyages ; next , to show in a very summary way some of the ...
... objects as these ? These questions chiefly emanate from those who do not see the advantage of prosecuting anything ... object will be to give , first , a rapid sketch of Arctic voyages ; next , to show in a very summary way some of the ...
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... object , but the work which it was proposed to do was in great part effected in the years 1837 , 1838 , and 1839 , by Messrs . Dease and Simpson , who , in a series of boat - voyages , traced the coast from Point Barrow to the estuary ...
... object , but the work which it was proposed to do was in great part effected in the years 1837 , 1838 , and 1839 , by Messrs . Dease and Simpson , who , in a series of boat - voyages , traced the coast from Point Barrow to the estuary ...
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... object was whales , he made no attempt to see how far north this open water extended . Captain Brook surveyed the north coast of Spitzbergen in 1807. In 1818 , Captains Buchan and John Franklin went north in two old whalers , and ...
... object was whales , he made no attempt to see how far north this open water extended . Captain Brook surveyed the north coast of Spitzbergen in 1807. In 1818 , Captains Buchan and John Franklin went north in two old whalers , and ...
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... object alone should be a sufficient answer to those who want to know what use there may be in Polar research . The scientific man knows that no well - conducted inquiry is useless ; and that the electric telegraph , the steam - engine ...
... object alone should be a sufficient answer to those who want to know what use there may be in Polar research . The scientific man knows that no well - conducted inquiry is useless ; and that the electric telegraph , the steam - engine ...
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