The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... course . It should be remembered that at this time the discoveries of the Icelanders had been forgotten , and were hidden antiquarian lore not accessible . This was one of the most successful and ably - conducted Arctic voyages which ...
... course . It should be remembered that at this time the discoveries of the Icelanders had been forgotten , and were hidden antiquarian lore not accessible . This was one of the most successful and ably - conducted Arctic voyages which ...
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... course of which he traced portions of King William's Island , Boothia Felix , and North Somerset ; but he crossed Brentford Bay without noticing Bellot's Strait , INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 17 which bounds the northernmost point of 16 A ...
... course of which he traced portions of King William's Island , Boothia Felix , and North Somerset ; but he crossed Brentford Bay without noticing Bellot's Strait , INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 17 which bounds the northernmost point of 16 A ...
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... he named Young's Cape . He continued on a N.N.E. course , and at his farthest point , which he considered to be 73 ° N. , he saw land , which he called INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 25 25 Hold - with - Hope 24 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... he named Young's Cape . He continued on a N.N.E. course , and at his farthest point , which he considered to be 73 ° N. , he saw land , which he called INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 25 25 Hold - with - Hope 24 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... course appears to be along the zone of lowest mean tempe- rature . Auroras are believed to be essentially the results of magnetic disturbance , and originate , or at any rate are most abundant and energetic along a zone situated on and ...
... course appears to be along the zone of lowest mean tempe- rature . Auroras are believed to be essentially the results of magnetic disturbance , and originate , or at any rate are most abundant and energetic along a zone situated on and ...
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... course we should pursue when in doubt . These old whaling captains alone possess the requisite knowledge at the present time , and men of science have but little opportunity of formulating the valuable observations in daily use amongst ...
... course we should pursue when in doubt . These old whaling captains alone possess the requisite knowledge at the present time , and men of science have but little opportunity of formulating the valuable observations in daily use amongst ...
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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