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He then turned south , following the west side of Baffin's Bay . He saw Cary
Islands , Jones's Sound , and Lancaster Sound , which was blocked up by ice (
July 12 ) . INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 13 Through stress of weather , together
12 A ...
He then turned south , following the west side of Baffin's Bay . He saw Cary
Islands , Jones's Sound , and Lancaster Sound , which was blocked up by ice (
July 12 ) . INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 13 Through stress of weather , together
12 A ...
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INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 13 Through stress of weather , together with the ill
- health of his crew , he was unable to ascend these sounds , and was compelled
to make for the coast of Greenland . His report of the great abundance of whale ...
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 13 Through stress of weather , together with the ill
- health of his crew , he was unable to ascend these sounds , and was compelled
to make for the coast of Greenland . His report of the great abundance of whale ...
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31 islands until he reached the ice - fields to the east of the easternmost island ;
and , although the weather was clear , he could see no land to the north . This is
not the Gillis Land of old geographers , which is probably identical with another ...
31 islands until he reached the ice - fields to the east of the easternmost island ;
and , although the weather was clear , he could see no land to the north . This is
not the Gillis Land of old geographers , which is probably identical with another ...
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We were the losers by this resolve , for his great experience in the navigation of
the northern seas , coupled with his knowledge of the curious and ever -
changing phenomena of the Arctic weather in relation to the movements of the
ice in the ...
We were the losers by this resolve , for his great experience in the navigation of
the northern seas , coupled with his knowledge of the curious and ever -
changing phenomena of the Arctic weather in relation to the movements of the
ice in the ...
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The wind again veered round to the north , and as there was but little use in
contending with a high sea , with opposing wind and tide , and weather bitterly
cold and wet , we concluded that a visit to Edinburgh for a day or two would make
an ...
The wind again veered round to the north , and as there was but little use in
contending with a high sea , with opposing wind and tide , and weather bitterly
cold and wet , we concluded that a visit to Edinburgh for a day or two would make
an ...
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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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