The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... coast of Greenland . His report of the great abundance of whale in Davis ' Strait led to the whale fishery there . Meuck's voyage to Hudson's Bay in 1619 calls for no remark ; and that of Captain Luke Fox , in 1631 , was chiefly a re ...
... coast of Greenland . His report of the great abundance of whale in Davis ' Strait led to the whale fishery there . Meuck's voyage to Hudson's Bay in 1619 calls for no remark ; and that of Captain Luke Fox , in 1631 , was chiefly a re ...
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... coast of America , through Behring's Strait , as far as Ice Cape , in 70 ° N. In 1789 , Sir N. Mackenzie followed the Mackenzie River to its ter- mination in the Arctic Sea . He determined the lati- tude of Whale Island , off the mouth ...
... coast of America , through Behring's Strait , as far as Ice Cape , in 70 ° N. In 1789 , Sir N. Mackenzie followed the Mackenzie River to its ter- mination in the Arctic Sea . He determined the lati- tude of Whale Island , off the mouth ...
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... coast as far east as Point Turnagain , in 68 ° 19 ′ N. In 1821 Sir W. E. Parry again went out , accompanied by Captain Lyon , and confirmed the discoveries of Middleton . He passed the first winter at Winter Island , and the second at ...
... coast as far east as Point Turnagain , in 68 ° 19 ′ N. In 1821 Sir W. E. Parry again went out , accompanied by Captain Lyon , and confirmed the discoveries of Middleton . He passed the first winter at Winter Island , and the second at ...
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... coast of America had been traced from Behring's Strait to Point Turnagain , in 109 ° 25 ′ W .; while Parry had advanced in a higher latitude to about 116 W. The discovery of a connecting north and south passage would complete the search ...
... coast of America had been traced from Behring's Strait to Point Turnagain , in 109 ° 25 ′ W .; while Parry had advanced in a higher latitude to about 116 W. The discovery of a connecting north and south passage would complete the search ...
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... coast from Cape Britannia to Point Richardson , thus almost reaching the southern termination of James C. Ross's sledge journey . Back's voyage , in 1836 , failed in accomplishing its object , but the work which it was proposed to do ...
... coast from Cape Britannia to Point Richardson , thus almost reaching the southern termination of James C. Ross's sledge journey . Back's voyage , in 1836 , failed in accomplishing its object , but the work which it was proposed to do ...
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