The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... less than the mean distance nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion ; but at certain periods it has been 14,500,000 miles less than the mean nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion . other words the earth when nearest the ...
... less than the mean distance nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion ; but at certain periods it has been 14,500,000 miles less than the mean nearer the sun in aphelion than in perihelion . other words the earth when nearest the ...
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... less ice - encumbered than the South Pole probably arises from there being , as is supposed , little land near it . The conjectures above given as to what may have been are rendered probabilities by the character of the fossil plants ...
... less ice - encumbered than the South Pole probably arises from there being , as is supposed , little land near it . The conjectures above given as to what may have been are rendered probabilities by the character of the fossil plants ...
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... less to direct us in the course we should pursue when in doubt . These old whaling captains alone possess the requisite knowledge at the present time , and men of science have but little opportunity of formulating the valuable ...
... less to direct us in the course we should pursue when in doubt . These old whaling captains alone possess the requisite knowledge at the present time , and men of science have but little opportunity of formulating the valuable ...
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... less observant are compelled to struggle on in hopeless mazes , which too often render their venture fruitless , if no worse fate attends them , as we will have occasion to mention further on . It may be well to mention that our friend ...
... less observant are compelled to struggle on in hopeless mazes , which too often render their venture fruitless , if no worse fate attends them , as we will have occasion to mention further on . It may be well to mention that our friend ...
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... less turbulent ; and as soon as we were clear of the land it settled down to its usual regular motion ; then we bustled along with a fair wind . Some of the seamen that were " floored " by sea sickness on first meeting with the rough ...
... less turbulent ; and as soon as we were clear of the land it settled down to its usual regular motion ; then we bustled along with a fair wind . Some of the seamen that were " floored " by sea sickness on first meeting with the rough ...
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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