The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 29
... drifting to the north . On September 1 they were in 78 ° 48 ′ North and about 42 ° E. Their further progress was stopped not by ice , but by fogs and con- trary winds . Contiguous land was indicated by drift- wood , fresh mud , fresh ...
... drifting to the north . On September 1 they were in 78 ° 48 ′ North and about 42 ° E. Their further progress was stopped not by ice , but by fogs and con- trary winds . Contiguous land was indicated by drift- wood , fresh mud , fresh ...
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... drift - wood . He sailed along the east and south shores of this land , which were free from ice ; there was ice at the north end . In this year also the second cruise of the Sampson schooner yacht took place to the Spitz- bergen Seas ...
... drift - wood . He sailed along the east and south shores of this land , which were free from ice ; there was ice at the north end . In this year also the second cruise of the Sampson schooner yacht took place to the Spitz- bergen Seas ...
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... drift - wood , and even trunks of trees , which in many cases appear to have come from the north . A list of the species thus occurring would throw light upon the probable localities where they grew . Again , streams or outflows of warm ...
... drift - wood , and even trunks of trees , which in many cases appear to have come from the north . A list of the species thus occurring would throw light upon the probable localities where they grew . Again , streams or outflows of warm ...
Página 42
... drifting southward . These masses accumu- late most where there is most land , and by their melting they transfer the cold of higher latitudes to these more southern lands , and thus reduce their mean temperature . This has the effect ...
... drifting southward . These masses accumu- late most where there is most land , and by their melting they transfer the cold of higher latitudes to these more southern lands , and thus reduce their mean temperature . This has the effect ...
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... drifting rather than sailing as far south as the Shetlands , some fishermen at length fell in with her in the month of May . These worthy fellows , struck by the miserable appearance of the unfortunate Diana , ventured on board , and ...
... drifting rather than sailing as far south as the Shetlands , some fishermen at length fell in with her in the month of May . These worthy fellows , struck by the miserable appearance of the unfortunate Diana , ventured on board , and ...
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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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