The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... animal measured by my friend Dr. Murie , he found the entire length to be sixty feet ; of this the head measured nearly twelve feet . This species , in common with most of the family Balanopterida , does not go far north as a rule ...
... animal measured by my friend Dr. Murie , he found the entire length to be sixty feet ; of this the head measured nearly twelve feet . This species , in common with most of the family Balanopterida , does not go far north as a rule ...
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... animal . She is resting on the ice , and as we approach , she lifts her head and turns slowly to look upon us , when , of course , we remain perfectly still until she again settles quietly down . In this way we advance to within about ...
... animal . She is resting on the ice , and as we approach , she lifts her head and turns slowly to look upon us , when , of course , we remain perfectly still until she again settles quietly down . In this way we advance to within about ...
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... animal heat is retained for a considerable period after death . A rope is now attached to the hide , which is thickly coated with blubber , and the heavy mass ( worth from £ 35 to £ 40 per ton ) is about to be dragged towards the boat ...
... animal heat is retained for a considerable period after death . A rope is now attached to the hide , which is thickly coated with blubber , and the heavy mass ( worth from £ 35 to £ 40 per ton ) is about to be dragged towards the boat ...
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... animals having in no wise abated , we vary the performance by steering the schooner along the ice edge , the sportsman with his gun keeping a sharp look- out for game , particular attention being bestowed on each long - point end , as ...
... animals having in no wise abated , we vary the performance by steering the schooner along the ice edge , the sportsman with his gun keeping a sharp look- out for game , particular attention being bestowed on each long - point end , as ...
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... thousands and thousands of these animals recline upon the ice in long lines , and every block of ice in sight appeared quite blackened by the numbers upon them . These were the mothers with their young on their north- ward.
... thousands and thousands of these animals recline upon the ice in long lines , and every block of ice in sight appeared quite blackened by the numbers upon them . These were the mothers with their young on their north- ward.
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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