The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
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... head us since the 7th , and we determine to sail north . Here we obtain our first midnight observation of the sun , and find the altitude 6 ° 30 ' , lat . 73.12 . Up to this point we have been endeavouring to accustom ourselves to the ...
... head us since the 7th , and we determine to sail north . Here we obtain our first midnight observation of the sun , and find the altitude 6 ° 30 ' , lat . 73.12 . Up to this point we have been endeavouring to accustom ourselves to the ...
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... 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 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