The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... sailed one hundred leagues beyond it ; and it is not improbable he may have heard from the Icelanders traditions of their former occupation of Greenland and portions of the American continent . John Cabot , a native of Venice , but ...
... sailed one hundred leagues beyond it ; and it is not improbable he may have heard from the Icelanders traditions of their former occupation of Greenland and portions of the American continent . John Cabot , a native of Venice , but ...
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... sailed up Northumberland Inlet , and worked his way south into Frobisher's Strait , and then into Hudson's Strait . In his second voyage Davis simply explored the coast of Labrador . In his third voyage he went as far north , along the ...
... sailed up Northumberland Inlet , and worked his way south into Frobisher's Strait , and then into Hudson's Strait . In his second voyage Davis simply explored the coast of Labrador . In his third voyage he went as far north , along the ...
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... sailed into it a short way . He was induced to return by the sight of the Croker Mountains , which subsequent research proved to be purely visionary . His own men doubted the accuracy of his sight , and accordingly Parry was sent in ...
... sailed into it a short way . He was induced to return by the sight of the Croker Mountains , which subsequent research proved to be purely visionary . His own men doubted the accuracy of his sight , and accordingly Parry was sent in ...
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... sailed through Behring's Strait to Point Barrow , in 71 ° 38 ′ N. Dr. Richardson and Lieutenant Kendall coasted in boats from the mouth of the Mackenzie River eastward , doubling Cape Bathurst , in 70 ° 31′N . , and Cape Parry , in 70 ...
... sailed through Behring's Strait to Point Barrow , in 71 ° 38 ′ N. Dr. Richardson and Lieutenant Kendall coasted in boats from the mouth of the Mackenzie River eastward , doubling Cape Bathurst , in 70 ° 31′N . , and Cape Parry , in 70 ...
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... sailed through Behring's Strait , through Dolphin and Union Strait , to Victoria Land , and proceeded in sledge to Gateshead Island , thus overlapping the furthest point reached by Sir John Franklin . In 1851 Dr. Rae made a more minute ...
... sailed through Behring's Strait , through Dolphin and Union Strait , to Victoria Land , and proceeded in sledge to Gateshead Island , thus overlapping the furthest point reached by Sir John Franklin . In 1851 Dr. Rae made a more minute ...
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