The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... parties were sent out , the first in 1847 , and McClintock's , which was the fortieth , in 1857. Here , however , we can only notice those which proceeded . over new ground . In 1849 Sir J. C. Ross traversed Peel Sound , and examined ...
... parties were sent out , the first in 1847 , and McClintock's , which was the fortieth , in 1857. Here , however , we can only notice those which proceeded . over new ground . In 1849 Sir J. C. Ross traversed Peel Sound , and examined ...
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... Parties sent out by him travelled round most of the island , the only part of the coast not explored being about one hundred and sixty miles along McClintock's Channel . In 1851 the attempt to cross Parry's Sound was renewed , but ...
... Parties sent out by him travelled round most of the island , the only part of the coast not explored being about one hundred and sixty miles along McClintock's Channel . In 1851 the attempt to cross Parry's Sound was renewed , but ...
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... party . Dr. Hayes , who had accompanied Dr. Kane , resumed the search up Smith's Sound in 1860. His ship reached Port Foulke , which is thirty miles south of Rensselaer Bay . He crossed to the west side of Smith's Sound , and followed ...
... party . Dr. Hayes , who had accompanied Dr. Kane , resumed the search up Smith's Sound in 1860. His ship reached Port Foulke , which is thirty miles south of Rensselaer Bay . He crossed to the west side of Smith's Sound , and followed ...
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... party back . At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ...
... party back . At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ...
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... parties will have a special difficulty in reaching the point they aim for . The absence or rarity of icebergs in Kennedy Channel may be due either to a small development of land in the Polar sea , or , if there are lands , to the fact ...
... parties will have a special difficulty in reaching the point they aim for . The absence or rarity of icebergs in Kennedy Channel may be due either to a small development of land in the Polar sea , or , if there are lands , to the fact ...
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