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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER X.
Foreign Sailors-Old Stagers-The Snow Goose-A Remote Guano
Bed-Geological Rambles
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CHAPTER XI.
Barentsz's Voyage-Nova Zembla-Russians and Hollanders-
Linschoten-Gerard le Ver-The Waigatz-Adventure with a
Bear-Barentsz and Rijp-Beeren Island-Commencement of
Winter-Sun Disappears-Effects of Refraction-Scientific
Observations-Death of Barentsz-Barentsz's Relics
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CHAPTER XII.
Professor Nordenskiold-Boats for the Journey-Method of Travel-
ling-Parry's Journal-Latitude 81° 31′ 41′′ N.-Meteoro-
logical Observations-Stout-built Boats-Thickness of the Ice
-Formation of Ice-Long Time getting to 83°-If they had
a Steamer-New Appliances-Dogs not Approved of—Shall
we go North ?—Our Schooner-Whitby Lights-Old Customs
Preserved-Scientific Inquiry in the North-Spitzbergen
Route-Navigation comparatively Easy-Smith Sound Advo-
cates - The Lydiana-New Land Reconnoitred - Iceberg
System
301
APPENDIX
351
BRENT GEESE, EIDER DUCKS, AND YOUNG SNOW GOOSE
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VIEW FROM THE PEAK BETWEEN ICY FIORD AND WIDDIE BAY SKETCH IN RED BAY
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