The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... rising or sinking of the land , and for evidence of ancient connection between Green- land and Scandinavia ; for observations on the tem- perature , direction , and depth of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ...
... rising or sinking of the land , and for evidence of ancient connection between Green- land and Scandinavia ; for observations on the tem- perature , direction , and depth of transporting currents in these seas , and on the habits of the ...
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... rising of the whale beneath her , and in a moment the crew and all her gear were hurled a few feet into the air . Byers , too , had a somewhat similar misadventure , but in his case , as he was preparing to let drive at a stricken whale ...
... rising of the whale beneath her , and in a moment the crew and all her gear were hurled a few feet into the air . Byers , too , had a somewhat similar misadventure , but in his case , as he was preparing to let drive at a stricken whale ...
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... rising from the naked shores of Hialtland with all the feudal haughti- ness of a regular baronial mansion , appearing to mock the humble habitations of the ancient udallers . It is said that when the pious minister of the parish came to ...
... rising from the naked shores of Hialtland with all the feudal haughti- ness of a regular baronial mansion , appearing to mock the humble habitations of the ancient udallers . It is said that when the pious minister of the parish came to ...
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... rise to the waves ; for they are coated with zinc on the outer sides , to fend off the ice , which would otherwise injure the wood by its constant grinding . Each extremity is built whale - boat fashion , fine at the end . They are ...
... rise to the waves ; for they are coated with zinc on the outer sides , to fend off the ice , which would otherwise injure the wood by its constant grinding . Each extremity is built whale - boat fashion , fine at the end . They are ...
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... rise out of the waves , and at such places are altogether inaccessible on the western side . There are , however , several indentations , and amongst these there are many that deserve the name of bays , and in these bays there are many ...
... rise out of the waves , and at such places are altogether inaccessible on the western side . There are , however , several indentations , and amongst these there are many that deserve the name of bays , and in these bays there are many ...
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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