The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... called the Arctic Highlanders , which occupies about 600 miles of sea coast . They are unable to advance farther south or north , in con- sequence of two large glaciers entering the sea , which prove to be impassable barriers to them ...
... called the Arctic Highlanders , which occupies about 600 miles of sea coast . They are unable to advance farther south or north , in con- sequence of two large glaciers entering the sea , which prove to be impassable barriers to them ...
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... called upon for a suitable text to affix to the stone forming the frontispiece of the house , and without fear , " remembering the sinful enormity of that overbearing oppression which had enforced its structure , " quoted the parable of ...
... called upon for a suitable text to affix to the stone forming the frontispiece of the house , and without fear , " remembering the sinful enormity of that overbearing oppression which had enforced its structure , " quoted the parable of ...
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... called . While we were there , the whole village wore a busy aspect , which may have been unusual ; cer- tainly the cause was not far to seek , for two hundred of the inhabitants , grown weary , perhaps , of the con- tinual privations ...
... called . While we were there , the whole village wore a busy aspect , which may have been unusual ; cer- tainly the cause was not far to seek , for two hundred of the inhabitants , grown weary , perhaps , of the con- tinual privations ...
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... called by arctic travellers " bay ice ; for three miles our way lay across this flat , which lies at the base of the mountains , and is fringed by the sea - shore . We found our friends at length , and enjoyed with them the prospect ...
... called by arctic travellers " bay ice ; for three miles our way lay across this flat , which lies at the base of the mountains , and is fringed by the sea - shore . We found our friends at length , and enjoyed with them the prospect ...
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... . over its surface are called by the Arctic voyagers . These are treacherous places to venture upon , as the action of the air and the wasting influence of the salt ASPECT OF THE ICY SEA . 101 sea , are 100 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN ,
... . over its surface are called by the Arctic voyagers . These are treacherous places to venture upon , as the action of the air and the wasting influence of the salt ASPECT OF THE ICY SEA . 101 sea , are 100 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN ,
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amongst animals Arctic circle Arctic seas Barentsz bear Beerenberg boat Cape Captain coast cold crew Crown 8vo curious danger deer depth difficulty direction distance drift east escape expedition explored fathoms feet fiord floating floe flora force gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hope Humboldt Glacier hummock icebergs Iceland INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey Kennedy Channel Lancaster Sound land latitude look masses miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal North Somerset northern Norwegian Nova Zembla object observed once open sea open water ourselves pack Parry party Polar Pole present pursuit reached regions reindeer rocks round sail sailors Samoyedes schooner seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledges Smith Sound snow soon southward Spitzbergen sport steamer Strait stream surface temperature thick tion vessel voyage Waigatz walrus warm water weather whale wind winter
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