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This renders it probable that the ice zone is narrowest on this side , since more of
it is able to escape to the southern seas to be melted , whereas , on the other side
, much ice is arrested by land . The warm flow from the Atlantic also has an ...
This renders it probable that the ice zone is narrowest on this side , since more of
it is able to escape to the southern seas to be melted , whereas , on the other side
, much ice is arrested by land . The warm flow from the Atlantic also has an ...
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... boat , and which served as a fender to the stroke , they might have suffered still
greater damage ; as it was , they managed to escape with only a ducking in the
icy sea , owing to the ready assistance of their more forRALPH THE ROVER .
... boat , and which served as a fender to the stroke , they might have suffered still
greater damage ; as it was , they managed to escape with only a ducking in the
icy sea , owing to the ready assistance of their more forRALPH THE ROVER .
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One or two , in their frantic charges at the boats , manage to make good their
escape , but the majority are soon stranded and with by the boatmen , who by an
unreasonable law are compelled to concede a third of their gains to the Customs
, a ...
One or two , in their frantic charges at the boats , manage to make good their
escape , but the majority are soon stranded and with by the boatmen , who by an
unreasonable law are compelled to concede a third of their gains to the Customs
, a ...
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... open and their consort steam away without even offering a helping hand . Their
efforts to extricate themselves by the tedious method of warping , proved abortive
, and the ice closed in upon them once more , cutting off all chance of escape .
... open and their consort steam away without even offering a helping hand . Their
efforts to extricate themselves by the tedious method of warping , proved abortive
, and the ice closed in upon them once more , cutting off all chance of escape .
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... our boats , since landing at Jan Mayen is not considered at all times safe .
Frequently a sudden gale springs up unexpectedly , and people coming for a few
hours are often detained a week on the shore , waiting for a chance of escape ,
and ...
... our boats , since landing at Jan Mayen is not considered at all times safe .
Frequently a sudden gale springs up unexpectedly , and people coming for a few
hours are often detained a week on the shore , waiting for a chance of escape ,
and ...
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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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