The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... advance farther south or north , in con- sequence of two large glaciers entering the sea , which prove to be impassable barriers to them . And they cannot pass far into the interior owing to the Sernik Soak , or Great Ice wall . They ...
... advance farther south or north , in con- sequence of two large glaciers entering the sea , which prove to be impassable barriers to them . And they cannot pass far into the interior owing to the Sernik Soak , or Great Ice wall . They ...
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... advance so far north as by the others . Similar objections may be made to the Baffin Bay and Smith Sound route as compared with that by Spitz- bergen . It would involve a greater expenditure of time and money . The ships would have more ...
... advance so far north as by the others . Similar objections may be made to the Baffin Bay and Smith Sound route as compared with that by Spitz- bergen . It would involve a greater expenditure of time and money . The ships would have more ...
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... advance north by this route , it seems probable that future attempts will also be more successful by this route than by the others . The failures to reach the Pole by this route have frequently been brought forward as an objection ; but ...
... advance north by this route , it seems probable that future attempts will also be more successful by this route than by the others . The failures to reach the Pole by this route have frequently been brought forward as an objection ; but ...
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... advance still further north , and on his return voyage , if possible , to coast along the east side of Spitzbergen , and after rounding the north - east point to circumnavi- gate the island , a feat which had never yet been accom ...
... advance still further north , and on his return voyage , if possible , to coast along the east side of Spitzbergen , and after rounding the north - east point to circumnavi- gate the island , a feat which had never yet been accom ...
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... advance . Fortunately for us , the calm here was perfect , and the swell of the sea had quite subsided . Gradually the wind rises , and there being no prospect of any further progress in our intended direction , we turn the schooner's ...
... advance . Fortunately for us , the calm here was perfect , and the swell of the sea had quite subsided . Gradually the wind rises , and there being no prospect of any further progress in our intended direction , we turn the schooner's ...
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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