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... or well into Baffin's Bay ; he seems to have reached the North Water , and
hence to have been the pioneer to this well - known whaling ground The account
of Barentsz's voyages is given in the body of our work , and here we may allude
only ...
... or well into Baffin's Bay ; he seems to have reached the North Water , and
hence to have been the pioneer to this well - known whaling ground The account
of Barentsz's voyages is given in the body of our work , and here we may allude
only ...
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In July he seems to have advanced as far north as the Seven Islands , but the ice
prevented him from reaching a higher latitude . In 1766 Tchitschakoff went to
Spitzbergen , and attempted to reach the Pole , but was stopped by ice at 80 ° 28
...
In July he seems to have advanced as far north as the Seven Islands , but the ice
prevented him from reaching a higher latitude . In 1766 Tchitschakoff went to
Spitzbergen , and attempted to reach the Pole , but was stopped by ice at 80 ° 28
...
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... was important in showing that on the east coast of Greenland , in 75 ° N. ,
reindeer , musk oxen , and other terrestrial animals occur in great abundance ,
while the climate seems to be mild . Another important voyage INTRODUCTORY
...
... was important in showing that on the east coast of Greenland , in 75 ° N. ,
reindeer , musk oxen , and other terrestrial animals occur in great abundance ,
while the climate seems to be mild . Another important voyage INTRODUCTORY
...
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Those from Angiarsuit and Kassok are very old , but the age has not been
determined . They however seem to be similar in character with those from the
lower cretaceous beds at Korne . At this place these beds represent terrestrial
conditions ...
Those from Angiarsuit and Kassok are very old , but the age has not been
determined . They however seem to be similar in character with those from the
lower cretaceous beds at Korne . At this place these beds represent terrestrial
conditions ...
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... on the southern sky . The alternate heating and cooling of the Polar area ,
together with the great difference of temperature between the zone of greatest
cold and the tropic of the northern hemisphere , would seem an adequate and
probable ...
... on the southern sky . The alternate heating and cooling of the Polar area ,
together with the great difference of temperature between the zone of greatest
cold and the tropic of the northern hemisphere , would seem an adequate and
probable ...
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| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 1 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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