The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... natural harbours of that coast . The harpooners are capital sailors , and a few are fair sportsmen ; they contribute to the support of their families by making these trips with whalers , when they gain as wages sometimes from £ 10 to ...
... natural harbours of that coast . The harpooners are capital sailors , and a few are fair sportsmen ; they contribute to the support of their families by making these trips with whalers , when they gain as wages sometimes from £ 10 to ...
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... nature of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
... nature of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
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... nature viewed under the Arctic circle . It is quite impossible for any one who has not seen the ice in these regions to form any adequate idea of its wonderful appearance . The surge of the heavy sea is breaking upon the outer edge of ...
... nature viewed under the Arctic circle . It is quite impossible for any one who has not seen the ice in these regions to form any adequate idea of its wonderful appearance . The surge of the heavy sea is breaking upon the outer edge of ...
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... Nature now wears an aspect , " such as the painter might imagine , or the poet , with his lying licence , might invent , or the imagination of a sleeper could fancy in dreams of night . " It is our first expe- rience of being " beset in ...
... Nature now wears an aspect , " such as the painter might imagine , or the poet , with his lying licence , might invent , or the imagination of a sleeper could fancy in dreams of night . " It is our first expe- rience of being " beset in ...
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... nature , but in heavy weather no opportunity should , in our opinion , be lost of collecting such data as we have . indicated here . In the morning the ice had closed in around us , leaving about 200 yards of clear water , and close by ...
... nature , but in heavy weather no opportunity should , in our opinion , be lost of collecting such data as we have . indicated here . In the morning the ice had closed in around us , leaving about 200 yards of clear water , and close by ...
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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