The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... 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 to the discovery which was ...
... 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 to the discovery which was ...
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... seems to have been Spitzbergen , near Vogelhoek , in 78 ° 53 ′ N. For the next fortnight he tacked about . In July he seems to have advanced as far north as the Seven Islands , but the ice prevented him from reaching a higher latitude ...
... seems to have been Spitzbergen , near Vogelhoek , in 78 ° 53 ′ N. For the next fortnight he tacked about . In July he seems to have advanced as far north as the Seven Islands , but the ice prevented him from reaching a higher latitude ...
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... , reindeer , musk oxen , and other ter- restrial animals occur in great abundance , while the climate seems to be mild . Another important voyage INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 29 66 was made in the autumn 28 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... , reindeer , musk oxen , and other ter- restrial animals occur in great abundance , while the climate seems to be mild . Another important voyage INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 29 66 was made in the autumn 28 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... 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 , there being.
... 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 , there being.
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... seem an adequate and probable cause for the generation of magnetic currents and storms . The auroras are observed to occur in cycles of varying INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 41 intensity and frequency , lasting about 40 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... seem an adequate and probable cause for the generation of magnetic currents and storms . The auroras are observed to occur in cycles of varying INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 41 intensity and frequency , lasting about 40 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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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