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Hearne's land journeys added much to our geographical knowledge of North
America ; but in this place they are noticeable , because he advanced to the
mouth of the Coppermine River , in 67 ° 48 ' N .; since this fact showed that the
North ...
Hearne's land journeys added much to our geographical knowledge of North
America ; but in this place they are noticeable , because he advanced to the
mouth of the Coppermine River , in 67 ° 48 ' N .; since this fact showed that the
North ...
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In 1851 Dr. Rae made a more minute examination of Boothia Felix , fully
established the fact that King William's Island was an island , and found
numerous relics belonging to Sir John Franklin's crews at the same time that he
collected the ...
In 1851 Dr. Rae made a more minute examination of Boothia Felix , fully
established the fact that King William's Island was an island , and found
numerous relics belonging to Sir John Franklin's crews at the same time that he
collected the ...
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The Herald Islands , in 71 ° 26 ' N. and 175 ° 16 ' W. , were discovered by Capt .
Kellett in 1849 , but doubts were thrown on the facts . It is probably the land to
which Wrangell had previously alluded as sometimes visible from Cape Yakan .
The Herald Islands , in 71 ° 26 ' N. and 175 ° 16 ' W. , were discovered by Capt .
Kellett in 1849 , but doubts were thrown on the facts . It is probably the land to
which Wrangell had previously alluded as sometimes visible from Cape Yakan .
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At present the conditions are for the most part not the most favourable for
warming the North Pole ; and the fact that it is less ice - encumbered than the
South Pole probably arises from there being , as is supposed , little land near it .
At present the conditions are for the most part not the most favourable for
warming the North Pole ; and the fact that it is less ice - encumbered than the
South Pole probably arises from there being , as is supposed , little land near it .
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The facts to be discovered cannot fail to have an important influence on all
theories connected with their present and past distribution . This has been well
shown in the case of botany by Dr. Hooker , whose remarks we quote . He
referred to ...
The facts to be discovered cannot fail to have an important influence on all
theories connected with their present and past distribution . This has been well
shown in the case of botany by Dr. Hooker , whose remarks we quote . He
referred to ...
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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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