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31 islands until he reached the ice - fields to the east of the easternmost island ;
and , although the weather was clear , he could see no land to the north . This is
not the Gillis Land of old geographers , which is probably identical with another ...
31 islands until he reached the ice - fields to the east of the easternmost island ;
and , although the weather was clear , he could see no land to the north . This is
not the Gillis Land of old geographers , which is probably identical with another ...
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... thickness of the ice whether the regions around the Pole are warmer than in
about 75 ° N. What are the regions of perennial ice ? for that there are such
regions seems clear from the occurrence of sea ice in sheets formed of annual
layers .
... thickness of the ice whether the regions around the Pole are warmer than in
about 75 ° N. What are the regions of perennial ice ? for that there are such
regions seems clear from the occurrence of sea ice in sheets formed of annual
layers .
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As we proceeded north the sea grew gradually less turbulent ; and as soon as we
were clear of the land it settled down to its usual regular motion ; then we bustled
along with a fair wind . Some of the seamen that were “ floored " by sea ...
As we proceeded north the sea grew gradually less turbulent ; and as soon as we
were clear of the land it settled down to its usual regular motion ; then we bustled
along with a fair wind . Some of the seamen that were “ floored " by sea ...
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It is in the sunny fiords of northern Iceland these finners are now oftenest found ,
and there in the clear deep water of the beautiful bays indenting the coast they
lead a comparatively easy life . Some speculative Americans established in one
of ...
It is in the sunny fiords of northern Iceland these finners are now oftenest found ,
and there in the clear deep water of the beautiful bays indenting the coast they
lead a comparatively easy life . Some speculative Americans established in one
of ...
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On calm , clear days , while we waited for the appearance of the whale , we
preserved the strictest silence , and as we waited and watched , he would glide
on to the surface with a sudden but gentle motion , heaving a loud p - o - o - f as
he ...
On calm , clear days , while we waited for the appearance of the whale , we
preserved the strictest silence , and as we waited and watched , he would glide
on to the surface with a sudden but gentle motion , heaving a loud p - o - o - f as
he ...
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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 California |
| Digitalizado | 1 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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