The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... gained the mouth of the Obi . Barentz , in 1594 , coasted along the west side of Nova Zembla , from Langenes to the islands of Orange . 1596 he and Rijp discovered Bear or Cherie Island , in 74 ° 30 ′ N. , and soon after the Spitzbergen ...
... gained the mouth of the Obi . Barentz , in 1594 , coasted along the west side of Nova Zembla , from Langenes to the islands of Orange . 1596 he and Rijp discovered Bear or Cherie Island , in 74 ° 30 ′ N. , and soon after the Spitzbergen ...
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... gained only by long experience and the keenest interest in the subject ) would have been to us of the greatest possible value ; for it is needless to say , that there is no book existing , except , perhaps , the valuable contributions ...
... gained only by long experience and the keenest interest in the subject ) would have been to us of the greatest possible value ; for it is needless to say , that there is no book existing , except , perhaps , the valuable contributions ...
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... gained this advantage , he made the fullest use of it by charg- ing an exorbitant price for his services . Then we got away ; and , instead of going outside , we went through the northern passage . Any one . desirous of comprehending ...
... gained this advantage , he made the fullest use of it by charg- ing an exorbitant price for his services . Then we got away ; and , instead of going outside , we went through the northern passage . Any one . desirous of comprehending ...
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... species of whale frequenting these seas ; as they bore down upon us they were regarded with seeming indifference by the men , though we gained some curious particulars re- specting them from Eddie , who noticed us gazing with.
... species of whale frequenting these seas ; as they bore down upon us they were regarded with seeming indifference by the men , though we gained some curious particulars re- specting them from Eddie , who noticed us gazing with.
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... gained for him the title of " right whale " ( B. mysticetus ) , and we could easily see from his rapid and even graceful motion through the water that he must be a much more diffi- cult quarry to contend with than his more greasy ...
... gained for him the title of " right whale " ( B. mysticetus ) , and we could easily see from his rapid and even graceful motion through the water that he must be a much more diffi- cult quarry to contend with than his more greasy ...
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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