The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... the annals of the British Navy . At one time the motive for such enterprise was based upon commercial considerations , the desire being to B find a northerly passage to the wealth - producing East INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.
... the annals of the British Navy . At one time the motive for such enterprise was based upon commercial considerations , the desire being to B find a northerly passage to the wealth - producing East INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.
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A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. find a northerly passage to the wealth - producing East Indies . At another time , the efforts of our men were urged on by the hope of relieving , or of ascertaining the fate of , Sir John ...
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. find a northerly passage to the wealth - producing East Indies . At another time , the efforts of our men were urged on by the hope of relieving , or of ascertaining the fate of , Sir John ...
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... amongst the Waigats Islands . He was the first navigator to sail into the Sea of Kara by the Karagate . In 1576 the project of the North- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 9 West Passage was renewed by Sir 8 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... amongst the Waigats Islands . He was the first navigator to sail into the Sea of Kara by the Karagate . In 1576 the project of the North- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 9 West Passage was renewed by Sir 8 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... passage , through which , it is said , he " would and could have gone through to the South Sea . " There was plenty of ice at the entrance , but farther in the sea was free from ice . However , his duty was to get the ore , and it was ...
... passage , through which , it is said , he " would and could have gone through to the South Sea . " There was plenty of ice at the entrance , but farther in the sea was free from ice . However , his duty was to get the ore , and it was ...
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... Passage , traversed ground which had been previously explored ; and the expeditions of Cun- ningham and Hall in 1605 , and of John Knight in 1607 , were also without any result . In 1609 , Henry Hudson , whose earlier voyages will be ...
... Passage , traversed ground which had been previously explored ; and the expeditions of Cun- ningham and Hall in 1605 , and of John Knight in 1607 , were also without any result . In 1609 , Henry Hudson , whose earlier voyages will be ...
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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