The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... , and 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 to us . ICE DANGERS . 61 to be always 60 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... , and 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 to us . ICE DANGERS . 61 to be always 60 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. to us . ICE DANGERS . 61 to be always kept in view , and as he fears they may be forgotten when occasion will demand their most careful attention , these , with other hints of equal value for ...
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. to us . ICE DANGERS . 61 to be always kept in view , and as he fears they may be forgotten when occasion will demand their most careful attention , these , with other hints of equal value for ...
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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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... danger of any boat in his immediate neighbourhood . All this time the tide is ebbing away , and the shallow water , grown muddy from the turmoil , impedes the progress of the bewildered whales . One or two , in their frantic charges at ...
... danger of any boat in his immediate neighbourhood . All this time the tide is ebbing away , and the shallow water , grown muddy from the turmoil , impedes the progress of the bewildered whales . One or two , in their frantic charges at ...
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amongst animals Arctic seas Barentsz bear boat Cape Captain coast cold crew curious danger deer depth difficulty direction distance drift east edge eider ducks escape expedition explored fathoms feet fiord floating floe flora forced gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hole hope Humboldt Glacier hummock icebergs Iceland INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey June Kennedy Channel killed Lancaster Sound land latitude look mass miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal northern Norwegian Nova Zembla object observed once open sea open water ourselves pack party Polar Pole present pursuit reach region reindeer rocks round sail sailors Samoyedes SCALLOWAY CASTLE schooner seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledges Smith Sound snow soon southward Spitzbergen sport Strait stream surface temperature thick tion vessel Waigatz walrus warm water watch weather Willem Barentsz wind winter