The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... danger -but the tempting wages paid to needy and adven- turous seamen on successful voyages always secures a crew , while the awful experiences of those who have escaped from former hazardous expeditions at this season of the year ...
... danger -but the tempting wages paid to needy and adven- turous seamen on successful voyages always secures a crew , while the awful experiences of those who have escaped from former hazardous expeditions at this season of the year ...
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... he fills up all the short remaining time at his disposal in giving final instructions , and many scraps of valuable advice . He explains many important facts ICE DANGERS . 61 be to be always kept in 60 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... he fills up all the short remaining time at his disposal in giving final instructions , and many scraps of valuable advice . He explains many important facts ICE DANGERS . 61 be to be always kept in 60 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. ICE DANGERS . 61 be to be always kept in view , and as he fears they may forgotten when occasion will demand their most careful attention , these , with other hints of equal value for our ...
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. ICE DANGERS . 61 be to be always kept in view , and as he fears they may forgotten when occasion will demand their most careful attention , these , with other hints of equal value for our ...
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... pened on a dark night ; the look - out men failed to discover their danger until too late to warn their companions ; in this case , also , the mast coming down OVER - GREEDINESS . 77 with the shock fell upon 76 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... pened on a dark night ; the look - out men failed to discover their danger until too late to warn their companions ; in this case , also , the mast coming down OVER - GREEDINESS . 77 with the shock fell upon 76 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... dangerous pursuit , are often deprived of their expected gain by the sink- ing of the carcass altogether , and when success has crowned their efforts , and the inflated carcass re- appears upon the surface of the sea once more , the air ...
... dangerous pursuit , are often deprived of their expected gain by the sink- ing of the carcass altogether , and when success has crowned their efforts , and the inflated carcass re- appears upon the surface of the sea once more , the air ...
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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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