The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... hope that the herds , growing weary of play , will betake themselves to the snow- covered ice , where they seem to enjoy the warm rays of the sun , as they roll over and over , and gradually subside into a restless sleep , disturbed by the.
... hope that the herds , growing weary of play , will betake themselves to the snow- covered ice , where they seem to enjoy the warm rays of the sun , as they roll over and over , and gradually subside into a restless sleep , disturbed by the.
Página 116
... hope may succeed ; our object on this occasion being , if possible , after having spread ourselves some distance apart , to close in from all sides , and so surround the seals at some common centre . Our plan , clever as it seemed , did ...
... hope may succeed ; our object on this occasion being , if possible , after having spread ourselves some distance apart , to close in from all sides , and so surround the seals at some common centre . Our plan , clever as it seemed , did ...
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... hope to obtain some respite from their pursuers . Where that northern point may be towards which the west- ice or saddle - back seals ( Phoca Grænlandica ) are making , has hitherto been a puzzle to the seal fisher- men ; that they rest ...
... hope to obtain some respite from their pursuers . Where that northern point may be towards which the west- ice or saddle - back seals ( Phoca Grænlandica ) are making , has hitherto been a puzzle to the seal fisher- men ; that they rest ...
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... hope of capturing a prize . No sooner is the scheme proposed than the crew are ready for the fun , and with a strong pull we are soon along- side the icy barrier . All are eager for the sport ; the boat is soon dragged over to the other ...
... hope of capturing a prize . No sooner is the scheme proposed than the crew are ready for the fun , and with a strong pull we are soon along- side the icy barrier . All are eager for the sport ; the boat is soon dragged over to the other ...
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... hope to reach the North Pole in boats dragged over the ice , before it is broken up by winds , & c . In the previous year the schooner was fortunate in gaining these islands , and had she been provided with steam - power , there was no ...
... hope to reach the North Pole in boats dragged over the ice , before it is broken up by winds , & c . In the previous year the schooner was fortunate in gaining these islands , and had she been provided with steam - power , there was no ...
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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