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In 1500 a Portuguese , Gasper Cortoreale , fitted out some ships at his own
expense , and coasted all along Labrador , as far as 60° , where he saw a river or
strait blocked with ice , which he named Rio Nevado , but which is doubtless
Hudson ...
In 1500 a Portuguese , Gasper Cortoreale , fitted out some ships at his own
expense , and coasted all along Labrador , as far as 60° , where he saw a river or
strait blocked with ice , which he named Rio Nevado , but which is doubtless
Hudson ...
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... the papers that have been recovered state that while the sailors were
searching in all directions for natives to help them , they saw many bears , deer ,
foxes , and other animals , while those in the ship saw seals and whales in
abundance .
... the papers that have been recovered state that while the sailors were
searching in all directions for natives to help them , they saw many bears , deer ,
foxes , and other animals , while those in the ship saw seals and whales in
abundance .
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His second voyage was simply occupied in procuring three ship - loads of this
ore , which was found to be worthless . On the third voyage ( in 1578 ) he took out
fifteen ships to be laden with this ore . When off the Queen Elizabeth ' s Foreland
...
His second voyage was simply occupied in procuring three ship - loads of this
ore , which was found to be worthless . On the third voyage ( in 1578 ) he took out
fifteen ships to be laden with this ore . When off the Queen Elizabeth ' s Foreland
...
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... but both their ships went up Chesterfield Inlet . Hearne ' s land journeys added
much to our geographical knowledge of North America ; but in this place they are
noticeable , because he advanced to the mouth of the Coppermine River , in ...
... but both their ships went up Chesterfield Inlet . Hearne ' s land journeys added
much to our geographical knowledge of North America ; but in this place they are
noticeable , because he advanced to the mouth of the Coppermine River , in ...
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... 1819 to explore Lancaster Sound . His ships , the Hecla and Griper , passed
over the supposed site of the Croker Mountains , through Barrow ' s Strait and
Parry ' s Sound , to the south side of Melville ' s Island , where he wintered in
Winter ...
... 1819 to explore Lancaster Sound . His ships , the Hecla and Griper , passed
over the supposed site of the Croker Mountains , through Barrow ' s Strait and
Parry ' s Sound , to the south side of Melville ' s Island , where he wintered in
Winter ...
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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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