The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... reached the east coast of Greenland , which he followed in a southerly direction , and doubled Cape Farewell . The west coast was then explored for about a day's journey beyond , or as far as Hvarf , which is probably the modern Cape ...
... reached the east coast of Greenland , which he followed in a southerly direction , and doubled Cape Farewell . The west coast was then explored for about a day's journey beyond , or as far as Hvarf , which is probably the modern Cape ...
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... reached at least as high as 12 55 ′ N. These colonies flourished for a while , but owing to diseases , wars , and other misfortunes , they gradually declined and became extinct by about the beginning of the fifteenth century . In 1474 ...
... reached at least as high as 12 55 ′ N. These colonies flourished for a while , but owing to diseases , wars , and other misfortunes , they gradually declined and became extinct by about the beginning of the fifteenth century . In 1474 ...
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... reached the coast of the mouth of the Petchora . He saw the St. James's Islands , and on July 31st he anchored amongst the Waigats Islands . He was the first navigator to sail into the Sea of Kara by the Karagate . In 1576 the project ...
... reached the coast of the mouth of the Petchora . He saw the St. James's Islands , and on July 31st he anchored amongst the Waigats Islands . He was the first navigator to sail into the Sea of Kara by the Karagate . In 1576 the project ...
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... reached on the American side of Davis ' Strait . He coasted this land to the south , passed the Cape of God's Mercy , sailed up Northumberland Inlet , and worked his way south into Frobisher's Strait , and then into Hudson's Strait . In ...
... reached on the American side of Davis ' Strait . He coasted this land to the south , passed the Cape of God's Mercy , sailed up Northumberland Inlet , and worked his way south into Frobisher's Strait , and then into Hudson's Strait . In ...
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... reached the mouth of the Coppermine River . These discoveries rendered a North - West Passage almost certain , for , with the exception of one hundred and sixty miles , the north coast of America had been traced from Behring's Strait to ...
... reached the mouth of the Coppermine River . These discoveries rendered a North - West Passage almost certain , for , with the exception of one hundred and sixty miles , the north coast of America had been traced from Behring's Strait to ...
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