The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... land journeys added much to our geographical knowledge of North America ; but in this place they are noticeable , because he advanced to the mouth of the Coppermine River , in 67 ° 48 ′ N .; since this fact showed that the North - West ...
... land journeys added much to our geographical knowledge of North America ; but in this place they are noticeable , because he advanced to the mouth of the Coppermine River , in 67 ° 48 ′ N .; since this fact showed that the North - West ...
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... the Michael , and narra- tives of this and his subsequent voyages were written by Hall , Best , Settle , and Ellis . The first land sighted INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 15 was Cape Desolation , near the 14 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... the Michael , and narra- tives of this and his subsequent voyages were written by Hall , Best , Settle , and Ellis . The first land sighted INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 15 was Cape Desolation , near the 14 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... land by pur- suing a north - west course . It should be remembered that at this time the discoveries of the Icelanders had been forgotten , and were hidden antiquarian lore not accessible . This was one of the most successful and ably ...
... land by pur- suing a north - west course . It should be remembered that at this time the discoveries of the Icelanders had been forgotten , and were hidden antiquarian lore not accessible . This was one of the most successful and ably ...
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... Land , and of King William's Island . Thus , the only gap in the completion of the North - West Passage was a connection between Franklin's Channel and the Gulf of Boothia . Dr. Rae was selected to make this completion . He surveyed ...
... Land , and of King William's Island . Thus , the only gap in the completion of the North - West Passage was a connection between Franklin's Channel and the Gulf of Boothia . Dr. Rae was selected to make this completion . He surveyed ...
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... Land or Baring's Island . He then passed through Prince of Wales's Strait , and got stopped by the ice in Parry's Sound . He wintered in the strait , and explored portions of the northern part of Wol- laston Land , which he named Prince ...
... Land or Baring's Island . He then passed through Prince of Wales's Strait , and got stopped by the ice in Parry's Sound . He wintered in the strait , and explored portions of the northern part of Wol- laston Land , which he named Prince ...
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