The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... journey . Back's voyage , in 1836 , failed in accomplishing its object , but the work which it was proposed to do was in great part effected in the years 1837 , 1838 , and 1839 , by Messrs . Dease and Simpson , who , in a series of boat ...
... journey . Back's voyage , in 1836 , failed in accomplishing its object , but the work which it was proposed to do was in great part effected in the years 1837 , 1838 , and 1839 , by Messrs . Dease and Simpson , who , in a series of boat ...
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... journeys , an especial value attaches to them on other accounts . They stand out prominently in the annals of Arctic voyages as having been carried out at less comparative expense than almost any other , and yet as efficiently as any ...
... journeys , an especial value attaches to them on other accounts . They stand out prominently in the annals of Arctic voyages as having been carried out at less comparative expense than almost any other , and yet as efficiently as any ...
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... journeys on foot : - 1844-5 . Red River Colony to St. Mary's Miles . 1180 1847. From Repulse Bay round Committee Bay 1200 1851. From Bear Lake and on Arctic coast . 1080 1851-2 . Attrabosca to St. Paul's , assisted by dogs for 450 miles ...
... journeys on foot : - 1844-5 . Red River Colony to St. Mary's Miles . 1180 1847. From Repulse Bay round Committee Bay 1200 1851. From Bear Lake and on Arctic coast . 1080 1851-2 . Attrabosca to St. Paul's , assisted by dogs for 450 miles ...
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... journey was then attempted in boats which were specially adapted to act also as sledges . The northern boundary of floating ice was reached in 81 ° 12 ′ 51 ′′ N. , on June 23 . The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was ...
... journey was then attempted in boats which were specially adapted to act also as sledges . The northern boundary of floating ice was reached in 81 ° 12 ′ 51 ′′ N. , on June 23 . The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was ...
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... journeys were made , and the highest latitude reached was 77 ° 1 ' N. , on April 15 , 1870 , when severe storms drove the party back . At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several years old ...
... journeys were made , and the highest latitude reached was 77 ° 1 ' N. , on April 15 , 1870 , when severe storms drove the party back . At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several years old ...
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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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