The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 102
... head foremost into the waves , and what was but recently its sub- merged portion will float above the sea , the centre of gravity having become altered by the melting of the ice of which it is composed . Then the attention is roused by ...
... head foremost into the waves , and what was but recently its sub- merged portion will float above the sea , the centre of gravity having become altered by the melting of the ice of which it is composed . Then the attention is roused by ...
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... head- long into another pack . The fog now grows so dense , we are quite unable to advance . Fortunately for us , the calm here was perfect , and the swell of the sea had quite subsided . Gradually the wind rises , and there being no ...
... head- long into another pack . The fog now grows so dense , we are quite unable to advance . Fortunately for us , the calm here was perfect , and the swell of the sea had quite subsided . Gradually the wind rises , and there being no ...
Página 107
... head and turns slowly to look upon us , when , of course , we remain perfectly still until she again settles quietly down . In this way we advance to within about thirty yards , when she turns restlessly , as if contemplating a sudden ...
... head and turns slowly to look upon us , when , of course , we remain perfectly still until she again settles quietly down . In this way we advance to within about thirty yards , when she turns restlessly , as if contemplating a sudden ...
Página 111
... heads in dangerous proximity as we pull up , warning us that the sport is not without its dangers . All is excite- ment now , and we sit prepared for action . There ! the great head of a seal rises above the water close to the boat . We ...
... heads in dangerous proximity as we pull up , warning us that the sport is not without its dangers . All is excite- ment now , and we sit prepared for action . There ! the great head of a seal rises above the water close to the boat . We ...
Página 111
... head foremost into the waves ; the young and old together rearing themselves half out of the water in their mad gambols , whilst a man seated aloft in the " crow's - nest " keeps constant watch upon their movements , in the hope that ...
... head foremost into the waves ; the young and old together rearing themselves half out of the water in their mad gambols , whilst a man seated aloft in the " crow's - nest " keeps constant watch upon their movements , in the hope that ...
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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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