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Troubles in the Ice - Sea Birds - Wanderings on Shore - Objects of the Sea -
shore - Extinct Craters — Fox Hunting — Aspect of the Icy Sea - First Experiences
- In the Ice -- Seal ShootingShoals of Seals - Seals and their Habits - Collecting
Seal ...
Troubles in the Ice - Sea Birds - Wanderings on Shore - Objects of the Sea -
shore - Extinct Craters — Fox Hunting — Aspect of the Icy Sea - First Experiences
- In the Ice -- Seal ShootingShoals of Seals - Seals and their Habits - Collecting
Seal ...
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At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several
years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A
large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two ...
At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several
years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A
large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two ...
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He sighted land in 78 ° 18 ' 46 " N. and 30 ° E. , which he reports as belonging to
a large island forty - four miles long , the shore of which is covered with drift -
wood . He sailed along the east and south shores of this land , which were free
from ...
He sighted land in 78 ° 18 ' 46 " N. and 30 ° E. , which he reports as belonging to
a large island forty - four miles long , the shore of which is covered with drift -
wood . He sailed along the east and south shores of this land , which were free
from ...
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On the east side the natives seen in 76 ° N. , in 1823 , would find the icy shore
and lands to the south an impassable barrier in that direction , In 1869 the natives
could not be found , although their deserted habitations were visible , and musk ...
On the east side the natives seen in 76 ° N. , in 1823 , would find the icy shore
and lands to the south an impassable barrier in that direction , In 1869 the natives
could not be found , although their deserted habitations were visible , and musk ...
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On the 28th of May we were ready for the sea , but the men seemed evidently
anxious to linger as much as possible along shore , and all our efforts to draw
them away from such allurements as held them enthralled proved unavailing ,
until we ...
On the 28th of May we were ready for the sea , but the men seemed evidently
anxious to linger as much as possible along shore , and all our efforts to draw
them away from such allurements as held them enthralled proved unavailing ,
until we ...
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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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