The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... noticed pre- sently , discovered Hudson's Bay ; and in 1610 he was nominated to the command of the Discovery , with a view to renewing the attempt to find the North - West Passage . He went into Frobisher's Bay , which was much ...
... noticed pre- sently , discovered Hudson's Bay ; and in 1610 he was nominated to the command of the Discovery , with a view to renewing the attempt to find the North - West Passage . He went into Frobisher's Bay , which was much ...
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... noticed was Burrough's . Pet did little more than follow in his footsteps , the principal novelty being the discovery of the southern passage of Vaigatz , known as the Strait of Nassau , in 1580. About this time some English vessel had ...
... noticed was Burrough's . Pet did little more than follow in his footsteps , the principal novelty being the discovery of the southern passage of Vaigatz , known as the Strait of Nassau , in 1580. About this time some English vessel had ...
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... noticed in the course of some deep- sea sounding experiments , that the water is of a high temperature at a depth of 400 fathoms , showing a difference of 9 ° at that depth when compared with the temperature at the surface ; a fact so ...
... noticed in the course of some deep- sea sounding experiments , that the water is of a high temperature at a depth of 400 fathoms , showing a difference of 9 ° at that depth when compared with the temperature at the surface ; a fact so ...
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... noticed the time slipping by . The 11th of May came at last , with a cold northerly wind and heavy rain , arguments which left no other alternative for us than the necessity of waiting for a favourable change . While we waited , Mr ...
... noticed the time slipping by . The 11th of May came at last , with a cold northerly wind and heavy rain , arguments which left no other alternative for us than the necessity of waiting for a favourable change . While we waited , Mr ...
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... the largest 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.
... the largest 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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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