The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... Soon after this an Icelandic fisherman , Gembiorn , got caught in a gale which drove him a long way to the west . The first land he sighted was Cape Farewell , or , as he called it , Hoid- saerk ( white shirt ) , from its being clad in ...
... Soon after this an Icelandic fisherman , Gembiorn , got caught in a gale which drove him a long way to the west . The first land he sighted was Cape Farewell , or , as he called it , Hoid- saerk ( white shirt ) , from its being clad in ...
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... soon after the Spitzbergen group of islands . They followed the south coast of North East Land , passed through the Hinlopen Strait , and doubled the north end of New Friesland and West Spitz- bergen , in 80 ° N. In 1607 Henry Hudson ...
... soon after the Spitzbergen group of islands . They followed the south coast of North East Land , passed through the Hinlopen Strait , and doubled the north end of New Friesland and West Spitz- bergen , in 80 ° N. In 1607 Henry Hudson ...
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... soon gathered from her general aspect , that she was built for strength combined with speed . In her former most prosperous voyage she was manned , on some mistaken theory , with a crew of Norwegian whale - fishers , but the ...
... soon gathered from her general aspect , that she was built for strength combined with speed . In her former most prosperous voyage she was manned , on some mistaken theory , with a crew of Norwegian whale - fishers , but the ...
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... soon overreach them , and the fine sailing qualities of our schooner are soon evident to all . There is a kind of pardonable pride in such a display , and we revel in our success over our unknown opponents . The wind blows fresh , and ...
... soon overreach them , and the fine sailing qualities of our schooner are soon evident to all . There is a kind of pardonable pride in such a display , and we revel in our success over our unknown opponents . The wind blows fresh , and ...
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... soon for- get the misadventure as we land in this pretty little fishing - town . The place reminds us of the well- remembered lines : - " Within a long recess there lies a bay , An island shades it from the rolling sea , And forms a ...
... soon for- get the misadventure as we land in this pretty little fishing - town . The place reminds us of the well- remembered lines : - " Within a long recess there lies a bay , An island shades it from the rolling sea , And forms a ...
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