The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... coming fate , no regrets for the past ? Had it no consciousness of the kindness of those on board the schooner ? Could it understand the solicitude shown for it in the selec- tion of its dainties ? Had it a longing desire.
... coming fate , no regrets for the past ? Had it no consciousness of the kindness of those on board the schooner ? Could it understand the solicitude shown for it in the selec- tion of its dainties ? Had it a longing desire.
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... coming of some sleepy narwhal into our own scrap of open water . The hours seem to drag along wearily as we wait , and it is in the midst of our patient wait- ing the man from the nest aloft suddenly announces the presence of a polar ...
... coming of some sleepy narwhal into our own scrap of open water . The hours seem to drag along wearily as we wait , and it is in the midst of our patient wait- ing the man from the nest aloft suddenly announces the presence of a polar ...
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... coming nearer to the smouldering carcase . this time the aspect of affairs about us wears a threaten- ing look , and the wind rises rapidly ; the ice comes upon us at a pace that is certainly alarming . We are about fifteen miles from ...
... coming nearer to the smouldering carcase . this time the aspect of affairs about us wears a threaten- ing look , and the wind rises rapidly ; the ice comes upon us at a pace that is certainly alarming . We are about fifteen miles from ...
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... coming from the north seems to indicate it . Where can this water acquire its warmth ? Sir John Richardson suggests that it is derived from the warm area near Spitzbergen ; but this is not supported by evidence , which indicates that in ...
... coming from the north seems to indicate it . Where can this water acquire its warmth ? Sir John Richardson suggests that it is derived from the warm area near Spitzbergen ; but this is not supported by evidence , which indicates that in ...
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... coming up . This shows a gradual increase of temperature towards the north , proving the current to come from the north ; and its temperature being above that of the Gulf Stream , where it disperses itself , is a proof it is in no way ...
... coming up . This shows a gradual increase of temperature towards the north , proving the current to come from the north ; and its temperature being above that of the Gulf Stream , where it disperses itself , is a proof it is in no way ...
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12 Paternoster Row 65 Cornhill amongst animals Arctic circle Author Barentsz bear boat Cape Captain coast crew Crown 8vo curious danger deer Demy 8vo difficulty direction distance drift east Edition expedition explored fathoms fiord floating floe flora gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hope Humboldt Glacier hummock Iceland Illustrated INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey Lancaster Sound land latitude London look masses miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal northern Norwegian Nova Zembla observed once open water ourselves Parry party Polar Pole present Price published by Henry pursuit reached region reindeer rocks round sailed sailors Samoyedes SCALLOWAY CASTLE schooner scientific seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledge Smith Sound snow southward Spitzbergen sport Strait surface temperature thick tion vessel vols Waigatz walrus WALTER BAGEHOT warm weather whale Willem Barentsz wind winter