The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... anchored 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 .
... anchored 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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... sail straight across the Polar Sea . He struck the east coast of Greenland , in 67 ° 30 ′ N. , and after proceeding north for seven or eight leagues he saw a headland , which he named Young's Cape . He continued on a N.N.E. course , and ...
... sail straight across the Polar Sea . He struck the east coast of Greenland , in 67 ° 30 ′ N. , and after proceeding north for seven or eight leagues he saw a headland , which he named Young's Cape . He continued on a N.N.E. course , and ...
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... sail on a summer cruise to the far north in his schooner - yacht , left but little time to make the necessary arrangements for an under- taking of this kind ; but the desire to see for ourselves such wonders of the Arctic seas as fill ...
... sail on a summer cruise to the far north in his schooner - yacht , left but little time to make the necessary arrangements for an under- taking of this kind ; but the desire to see for ourselves such wonders of the Arctic seas as fill ...
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... sail , three jibs , fore - trysail and mainsail , she differed at first sight in no way from an ordinary pleasure yacht ; but a second glance at her heavy spars , her massive bows supported with stout iron bands firmly bolted to her ...
... sail , three jibs , fore - trysail and mainsail , she differed at first sight in no way from an ordinary pleasure yacht ; but a second glance at her heavy spars , her massive bows supported with stout iron bands firmly bolted to her ...
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... sailing into the sea whose very existence is denied by some , although the season was of rare suit- ability for such an exploit . Quite a crowd of people composed of the friends of the hardy sailors who are to accompany us , and of ...
... sailing into the sea whose very existence is denied by some , although the season was of rare suit- ability for such an exploit . Quite a crowd of people composed of the friends of the hardy sailors who are to accompany us , and of ...
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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