The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 36
... 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 which have been discovered in high latitudes ...
... 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 which have been discovered in high latitudes ...
Página 37
... probably indicate its occurrence in other northern countries . The bearing which these facts have on climate is thus expressed by Professor Heer : " More- over the climate of Bear Island must have been as favourable to the growth of ...
... probably indicate its occurrence in other northern countries . The bearing which these facts have on climate is thus expressed by Professor Heer : " More- over the climate of Bear Island must have been as favourable to the growth of ...
Página 39
... constantly shifting its position from E. to W. and from W. to E. , within certain limits , and See list of miocene flora and fauna given in the body of the present work , probably on or near the same parallel of latitude .
... constantly shifting its position from E. to W. and from W. to E. , within certain limits , and See list of miocene flora and fauna given in the body of the present work , probably on or near the same parallel of latitude .
Página 40
... probably that of greatest cold . It is inferred that no auroras are produced north of about 80 ° ; in other words , that a person at the Pole would see the auroras on the southern sky . The alternate heating and cooling of the Polar ...
... probably that of greatest cold . It is inferred that no auroras are produced north of about 80 ° ; in other words , that a person at the Pole would see the auroras on the southern sky . The alternate heating and cooling of the Polar ...
Página 43
... probably , as good a one as that advanced by some , that the Gulf Stream flows right across the Pole , that is , by Spitzbergen , and out again through Smith Sound and Behring Strait . The ice presses against the northern coasts , and ...
... probably , as good a one as that advanced by some , that the Gulf Stream flows right across the Pole , that is , by Spitzbergen , and out again through Smith Sound and Behring Strait . The ice presses against the northern coasts , and ...
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amongst animals Arctic circle Arctic seas Barentsz bear Beerenberg boat Cape Captain coast cold crew Crown 8vo curious danger deer depth difficulty direction distance drift east escape expedition explored fathoms feet fiord floating floe flora force gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hope Humboldt Glacier hummock icebergs Iceland INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey Kennedy Channel Lancaster Sound land latitude look masses miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal North Somerset northern Norwegian Nova Zembla object observed once open sea open water ourselves pack Parry party Polar Pole present pursuit reached regions reindeer rocks round sail sailors Samoyedes schooner seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledges Smith Sound snow soon southward Spitzbergen sport steamer Strait stream surface temperature thick tion vessel voyage Waigatz walrus warm water weather whale wind winter
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