The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. dred miles . It is believed to be inhabited . How far This , then , north it extends has not been ascertained . is the most northern land known in this region , and is almost as northerly as ...
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. dred miles . It is believed to be inhabited . How far This , then , north it extends has not been ascertained . is the most northern land known in this region , and is almost as northerly as ...
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... . Captain Brook surveyed the north coast of Spitzbergen in 1807. In 1818 , Captains Buchan and John Franklin went north in two old whalers , and penetrated the • pack for thirty miles , the highest latitude reached being.
... . Captain Brook surveyed the north coast of Spitzbergen in 1807. In 1818 , Captains Buchan and John Franklin went north in two old whalers , and penetrated the • pack for thirty miles , the highest latitude reached being.
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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 of Greenland , from the Bay of Gaal Hanke ...
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 of Greenland , from the Bay of Gaal Hanke ...
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... miles wide , and apparently several years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two miles . This expedition was a very ...
... miles wide , and apparently several years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two miles . This expedition was a very ...
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... miles . In 1871 , Lieutenants Payer and Weyprecht attempted to follow up these discoveries by proceeding through Stor Fiord . The way was blocked , and so they tried to get to the east of the Spitzbergen Islands . Hope Island was found ...
... miles . In 1871 , Lieutenants Payer and Weyprecht attempted to follow up these discoveries by proceeding through Stor Fiord . The way was blocked , and so they tried to get to the east of the Spitzbergen Islands . Hope Island was found ...
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