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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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At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several
years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A
large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two ...
At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several
years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A
large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two ...
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He sighted land in 78 ° 18 ' 46 " N. and 30 ° E. , which he reports as belonging to
a large island forty - four miles long , the shore of which is covered with drift -
wood . He sailed along the east and south shores of this land , which were free
from ...
He sighted land in 78 ° 18 ' 46 " N. and 30 ° E. , which he reports as belonging to
a large island forty - four miles long , the shore of which is covered with drift -
wood . He sailed along the east and south shores of this land , which were free
from ...
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Within the Arctic Circle , the longest day or period of constant light and heat
varies from twenty - four hours at 66 ° 30 ' N. to six months at the Pole . At the
Pole the sun would be first seen above the horizon at the spring equinox , and
would not ...
Within the Arctic Circle , the longest day or period of constant light and heat
varies from twenty - four hours at 66 ° 30 ' N. to six months at the Pole . At the
Pole the sun would be first seen above the horizon at the spring equinox , and
would not ...
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... largest weighed twenty - one , eight , and four tons respectively . Meteoric iron
had been previously found near Upernavik , at Niakornik , Fortune Bay ,
Fiskernars.
... largest weighed twenty - one , eight , and four tons respectively . Meteoric iron
had been previously found near Upernavik , at Niakornik , Fortune Bay ,
Fiskernars.
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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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