The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... Soon after this an Icelandic fisherman , Gembiorn , got caught in a gale which drove him a long way to the west . The first land he sighted was Cape Farewell , or , as he called it , Hoid- saerk ( white shirt ) , from its being clad in ...
... Soon after this an Icelandic fisherman , Gembiorn , got caught in a gale which drove him a long way to the west . The first land he sighted was Cape Farewell , or , as he called it , Hoid- saerk ( white shirt ) , from its being clad in ...
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... soon after the Spitzbergen group of islands . They followed the south coast of North East Land , passed through the Hinlopen Strait , and doubled the north end of New Friesland and West Spitz- bergen , in 80 ° N. In 1607 Henry Hudson ...
... soon after the Spitzbergen group of islands . They followed the south coast of North East Land , passed through the Hinlopen Strait , and doubled the north end of New Friesland and West Spitz- bergen , in 80 ° N. In 1607 Henry Hudson ...
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... soon gathered from her general aspect , that she was built for strength combined with speed . In her former most prosperous voyage she was manned , on some mistaken theory , with a crew of Norwegian whale - fishers , but the ...
... soon gathered from her general aspect , that she was built for strength combined with speed . In her former most prosperous voyage she was manned , on some mistaken theory , with a crew of Norwegian whale - fishers , but the ...
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... soon overreach them , and the fine sailing qualities of our schooner are soon evident to all . There is a kind of pardonable pride in such a display , and we revel in our success over our unknown opponents . The wind blows fresh , and ...
... soon overreach them , and the fine sailing qualities of our schooner are soon evident to all . There is a kind of pardonable pride in such a display , and we revel in our success over our unknown opponents . The wind blows fresh , and ...
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... soon for- get the misadventure as we land in this pretty little fishing - town . The place reminds us of the well- remembered lines : - " Within a long recess there lies a bay , An island shades it from the rolling sea , And forms a ...
... soon for- get the misadventure as we land in this pretty little fishing - town . The place reminds us of the well- remembered lines : - " Within a long recess there lies a bay , An island shades it from the rolling sea , And forms a ...
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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