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Peterhead Steamers — Fleet of Sealers - Narwhal – We “ Lie on Bran " - A Fall ! A
Fall ! - Monodon Monoceros - Arctic Black Hole of Calcutta – Drifting Ice - Pursuit
of Narwhal - A Sad Picture - Seals out of Water . . . . . . . 127 CHAPTER IV .
Peterhead Steamers — Fleet of Sealers - Narwhal – We “ Lie on Bran " - A Fall ! A
Fall ! - Monodon Monoceros - Arctic Black Hole of Calcutta – Drifting Ice - Pursuit
of Narwhal - A Sad Picture - Seals out of Water . . . . . . . 127 CHAPTER IV .
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... our sailors , more especially Arctic sailors , that hundreds of them volunteer to
go when any project of this kind is afloat . From this point of view , the exploration
of the higher latitudes is a matter for government , and not for private enterprise .
... our sailors , more especially Arctic sailors , that hundreds of them volunteer to
go when any project of this kind is afloat . From this point of view , the exploration
of the higher latitudes is a matter for government , and not for private enterprise .
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Arctic voyages have yielded good fruit in the past , and there is every prospect of
greater gains accruing to science from ... The present phase of Arctic Exploration
, the characteristic feature of which is the attempt to reach the Pole , combined ...
Arctic voyages have yielded good fruit in the past , and there is every prospect of
greater gains accruing to science from ... The present phase of Arctic Exploration
, the characteristic feature of which is the attempt to reach the Pole , combined ...
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INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . from , Arctic research ; and lastly , to make a few
remarks on the routes by which the Polar area is accessible . The Phoenician
mariners were probably the first recorded persons to enter the Arctic circle , the ...
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . from , Arctic research ; and lastly , to make a few
remarks on the routes by which the Polar area is accessible . The Phoenician
mariners were probably the first recorded persons to enter the Arctic circle , the ...
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After this there was a pause in the progress of Arctic discovery , although Master
Robert Thorne made a bold proposition for an expedition to be sent across the
Polar area to the Moluccas , and two ships were sent , but nothing of importance
...
After this there was a pause in the progress of Arctic discovery , although Master
Robert Thorne made a bold proposition for an expedition to be sent across the
Polar area to the Moluccas , and two ships were sent , but nothing of importance
...
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| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 6 Oct. 2008 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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