The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... latitude . In 1766 Tchit- schakoff went to Spitzbergen , and attempted to reach the Pole , but was stopped by ice at 80 ° 28 ′ N. Cap- tains Phipps and Lutwidge , with Horatio Nelson among their crew , renewed the attempt in 1773. Ice ...
... latitude . In 1766 Tchit- schakoff went to Spitzbergen , and attempted to reach the Pole , but was stopped by ice at 80 ° 28 ′ N. Cap- tains Phipps and Lutwidge , with Horatio Nelson among their crew , renewed the attempt in 1773. Ice ...
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A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. pack for thirty miles , the highest latitude reached being 80 ° 34 ′ N. In 1823 , Sabine and Clavering went to Spitzbergen , and along the coast ... latitude , 82 ° 45 26 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. pack for thirty miles , the highest latitude reached being 80 ° 34 ′ N. In 1823 , Sabine and Clavering went to Spitzbergen , and along the coast ... latitude , 82 ° 45 26 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... latitude that has yet been at- tained either by ship or by travelling over the ice . From 1835 to 1840 a scientific commission , under the direction of Gaimard , explored and drew up volumi- nous reports on Iceland , Greenland , and ...
... latitude that has yet been at- tained either by ship or by travelling over the ice . From 1835 to 1840 a scientific commission , under the direction of Gaimard , explored and drew up volumi- nous reports on Iceland , Greenland , and ...
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... 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 . Extensive surveying and other scientific ...
... 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 . Extensive surveying and other scientific ...
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... respecting the seas and lands situated to the north of about 75 ° . The degree of flattening in the polar region , and hence the true form of the earth can only be ascertained by the measure- ment of arcs in all latitudes , or by numerous.
... respecting the seas and lands situated to the north of about 75 ° . The degree of flattening in the polar region , and hence the true form of the earth can only be ascertained by the measure- ment of arcs in all latitudes , or by numerous.
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