The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... 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 - West Passage must be within the Arctic circle.
... 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 - West Passage must be within the Arctic circle.
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... 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 reports of the natives as to their fate , and fairly earned the Government reward of ...
... 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 reports of the natives as to their fate , and fairly earned the Government reward of ...
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... facts . It is probably the land to which Wrangell had previously alluded as sometimes visible from Cape Yakan . In 1867 portions of this land were seen by several captains . Captain Bliven saw land north - west of Herald Island ...
... facts . It is probably the land to which Wrangell had previously alluded as sometimes visible from Cape Yakan . In 1867 portions of this land were seen by several captains . Captain Bliven saw land north - west of Herald Island ...
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... fact that it is less ice - encumbered than the South Pole probably arises from there being , as is supposed , little land near it . The conjectures above given as to what may have been are rendered probabilities by the character of the ...
... fact that it is less ice - encumbered than the South Pole probably arises from there being , as is supposed , little land near it . The conjectures above given as to what may have been are rendered probabilities by the character of the ...
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... facts to be dis- covered cannot fail to have an important influence on all theories connected with their present and past dis- tribution . This has been well shown in the case of botany by Dr. Hooker , whose remarks we quote . He ...
... facts to be dis- covered cannot fail to have an important influence on all theories connected with their present and past dis- tribution . This has been well shown in the case of botany by Dr. Hooker , whose remarks we quote . He ...
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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