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They reached 80 ° 36 ' N. in 2 ° E. and 80 ° 48 ' N. in 20 ° E. , and had failed in
penetrating any part of the pack edge in the intervening region . On August 7 the
ice at the edge of the pack was twenty - four feet thick . In 1776 , Pagès is said to
...
They reached 80 ° 36 ' N. in 2 ° E. and 80 ° 48 ' N. in 20 ° E. , and had failed in
penetrating any part of the pack edge in the intervening region . On August 7 the
ice at the edge of the pack was twenty - four feet thick . In 1776 , Pagès is said to
...
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In August they went through Thymen's Strait , and ascended Mount Middendorf ,
1500 feet high , from whence they saw a large tract of land stretching away east ,
with a lofty range of mountains running north and south , and visible for about ...
In August they went through Thymen's Strait , and ascended Mount Middendorf ,
1500 feet high , from whence they saw a large tract of land stretching away east ,
with a lofty range of mountains running north and south , and visible for about ...
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... from an ordinary pleasure yacht ; but a second glance at her heavy spars , her
massive bows supported with stout iron bands firmly bolted to her stem , and
extending round the bluff of her bows to about twelve feet aft , evidently to protect
her ...
... from an ordinary pleasure yacht ; but a second glance at her heavy spars , her
massive bows supported with stout iron bands firmly bolted to her stem , and
extending round the bluff of her bows to about twelve feet aft , evidently to protect
her ...
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... JHL with a whale in a previous voyage , when the boat , ere Eddy could strike
with his harpoon , was capsized by the sudden rising of the whale beneath her ,
and in a moment the crew and all her gear were hurled a few feet into the air .
... JHL with a whale in a previous voyage , when the boat , ere Eddy could strike
with his harpoon , was capsized by the sudden rising of the whale beneath her ,
and in a moment the crew and all her gear were hurled a few feet into the air .
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In an animal measured by my friend Dr. Murie , he found the entire length to be
sixty feet ; of this the head measured nearly twelve feet . This species , in
common with most of the family Balænopteridee , does not go far north as a rule ,
says Mr.
In an animal measured by my friend Dr. Murie , he found the entire length to be
sixty feet ; of this the head measured nearly twelve feet . This species , in
common with most of the family Balænopteridee , does not go far north as a rule ,
says Mr.
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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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