The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... bears , deer , foxes , and other animals , while those in the ship saw seals and whales in abundance . Chancelor pro- ceeded to St. Nichola in the White Sea , and returned home through Russia by way of Moscow . His success led to the ...
... bears , deer , foxes , and other animals , while those in the ship saw seals and whales in abundance . Chancelor pro- ceeded to St. Nichola in the White Sea , and returned home through Russia by way of Moscow . His success led to the ...
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... Bear Lake and on Arctic coast . 1080 1851-2 . Attrabosca to St. Paul's , assisted by dogs for 450 miles 1854. From Repulse Bay to Castor and Pollux River . • 1730 1100 6290 Of this , 1765 miles was through territory and along coasts ...
... Bear Lake and on Arctic coast . 1080 1851-2 . Attrabosca to St. Paul's , assisted by dogs for 450 miles 1854. From Repulse Bay to Castor and Pollux River . • 1730 1100 6290 Of this , 1765 miles was through territory and along coasts ...
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... bear- ing his name , but their correct positions were first ascertained by Anjou in 1823. The largest islands are called Kotelnoi , New Siberia , and Fadejevkoi . The Herald Islands , in 71 ° 26 ′ N. and 175 ° 16 ′ W. , were discovered ...
... bear- ing his name , but their correct positions were first ascertained by Anjou in 1823. The largest islands are called Kotelnoi , New Siberia , and Fadejevkoi . The Herald Islands , in 71 ° 26 ′ N. and 175 ° 16 ′ W. , were discovered ...
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... Bear or Cherie Island , in 74 ° 30 ′ N. , and 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 ...
... Bear or Cherie Island , in 74 ° 30 ′ N. , and 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 ...
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... Bear Island has been found the earliest rich land flora as yet known . Its age is assigned to the beginning of the Carbon- iferous epoch , or the later portion of the Devonian epoch . This flora comprises species of Calamites ...
... Bear Island has been found the earliest rich land flora as yet known . Its age is assigned to the beginning of the Carbon- iferous epoch , or the later portion of the Devonian epoch . This flora comprises species of Calamites ...
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