The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... advance through M'Clure's Sound , but did not succeed . His first voyage was undertaken in two small ships , the Gabriel and the Michael , and narra- tives of this and his subsequent voyages were written by Hall , Best , Settle , and ...
... advance through M'Clure's Sound , but did not succeed . His first voyage was undertaken in two small ships , the Gabriel and the Michael , and narra- tives of this and his subsequent voyages were written by Hall , Best , Settle , and ...
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... Advance up Smith's Sound , and succeeded in getting his ship into Rensselaer Bay , 78 ° 35 ' N. , where he win- tered . This is the highest latitude that any ship had wintered in . Expeditions were made on foot and in sledges , almost ...
... Advance up Smith's Sound , and succeeded in getting his ship into Rensselaer Bay , 78 ° 35 ' N. , where he win- tered . This is the highest latitude that any ship had wintered in . Expeditions were made on foot and in sledges , almost ...
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... Parry's farthest or even Pagès ' . No land was seen , but in several places the ice was black with stones , gravel , and earth . In October another effort was made to advance north in the Sofia . In 80 ° 40 ′ N. , sporadic blocks of.
... Parry's farthest or even Pagès ' . No land was seen , but in several places the ice was black with stones , gravel , and earth . In October another effort was made to advance north in the Sofia . In 80 ° 40 ′ N. , sporadic blocks of.
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... advance being checked by a leak caused by ice nips . She sailed from the Shetlands , May 29 ; left Widde Bay on her return , August 17 , and reached Hull , September 26. In 1871 she reached 81 ° 15 ′ N. The above sketch shows that ...
... advance being checked by a leak caused by ice nips . She sailed from the Shetlands , May 29 ; left Widde Bay on her return , August 17 , and reached Hull , September 26. In 1871 she reached 81 ° 15 ′ N. The above sketch shows that ...
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... advance far north . Observations upon the thickness of ice found each winter or each year at several localities would enable us to define the zone of greatest cold , and also infer from the thick- ness of the ice whether the regions ...
... advance far north . Observations upon the thickness of ice found each winter or each year at several localities would enable us to define the zone of greatest cold , and also infer from the thick- ness of the ice whether the regions ...
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amongst animals Arctic seas Barentsz bear boat Cape Captain coast cold crew curious danger deer depth difficulty direction distance drift east edge eider ducks escape expedition explored fathoms feet fiord floating floe flora forced gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hole hope Humboldt Glacier hummock icebergs Iceland INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey June Kennedy Channel killed Lancaster Sound land latitude look mass miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal northern Norwegian Nova Zembla object observed once open sea open water ourselves pack party Polar Pole present pursuit reach region reindeer rocks round sail sailors Samoyedes SCALLOWAY CASTLE schooner seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledges Smith Sound snow soon southward Spitzbergen sport Strait stream surface temperature thick tion vessel Waigatz walrus warm water watch weather Willem Barentsz wind winter