The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... forced to endure during the long winter , had resolved to emigrate , and the town was filled with their friends , who had come in from the country round to wish them God speed on their setting out for better fortunes in the New World ...
... forced to endure during the long winter , had resolved to emigrate , and the town was filled with their friends , who had come in from the country round to wish them God speed on their setting out for better fortunes in the New World ...
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... forced to rely on their sails alone , they had the misfortune of seeing the ice open and their consort steam away without even offering a helping hand . Their efforts to extricate themselves by the tedious method of warping , proved ...
... forced to rely on their sails alone , they had the misfortune of seeing the ice open and their consort steam away without even offering a helping hand . Their efforts to extricate themselves by the tedious method of warping , proved ...
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... forced with all speed , charging the most likely place to make an entrance for us , as the surge rises and falls with awful fury . Thump she drives against the barrier , the bells ring out loudly on board , the glasses rattle , and the ...
... forced with all speed , charging the most likely place to make an entrance for us , as the surge rises and falls with awful fury . Thump she drives against the barrier , the bells ring out loudly on board , the glasses rattle , and the ...
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... forced to keep the ship in sight , owing to the foggy state of the atmosphere ; presently a second boat's crew ventures away , and we observe a signal from the deck intended for us , which indicates some- thing is in store — a seal has ...
... forced to keep the ship in sight , owing to the foggy state of the atmosphere ; presently a second boat's crew ventures away , and we observe a signal from the deck intended for us , which indicates some- thing is in store — a seal has ...
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... forced to return on board , with only two seals accounted for . The look - out man now declares he has seen clear water in the far distance , and the man on deck , guided by his directions , struggles through the streams run- ning south ...
... forced to return on board , with only two seals accounted for . The look - out man now declares he has seen clear water in the far distance , and the man on deck , guided by his directions , struggles through the streams run- ning south ...
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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