The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... oldest on the globe , ) did , during the warm period preceding the glacial — a period warmer than the present - extend in force over INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 45 the Polar regions , including Greenland 44 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... oldest on the globe , ) did , during the warm period preceding the glacial — a period warmer than the present - extend in force over INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 45 the Polar regions , including Greenland 44 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... force to drive the weighty body in the desired direction ; but when roused to action this powerful organ is driven with enormous muscular force ; then the lobes are more rigidly exerted , and the body acquires WHALES FOOD . 83 an ...
... force to drive the weighty body in the desired direction ; but when roused to action this powerful organ is driven with enormous muscular force ; then the lobes are more rigidly exerted , and the body acquires WHALES FOOD . 83 an ...
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... of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
... of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
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... force about this latitude . Spreading out like a fan , it interdigitates with colder surface currents which flow ice - laden from the north- east . The drift also has its effect on the floating ice , driving it with sudden force , and ...
... force about this latitude . Spreading out like a fan , it interdigitates with colder surface currents which flow ice - laden from the north- east . The drift also has its effect on the floating ice , driving it with sudden force , and ...
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... and the schooner shivers from stem to stern . The nerves of the uninitiated quiver the while , but we force our way , and , once inside , we take the ice IN THE ICE . 105 obstacles with greater care ,. 104 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... and the schooner shivers from stem to stern . The nerves of the uninitiated quiver the while , but we force our way , and , once inside , we take the ice IN THE ICE . 105 obstacles with greater care ,. 104 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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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