The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... proved unavailing , until we hit upon a plan which soon brought them to their senses . We declared our intention of sailing at a certain hour , and without waiting to comply with the thousand appeals made to us for further time , we ...
... proved unavailing , until we hit upon a plan which soon brought them to their senses . We declared our intention of sailing at a certain hour , and without waiting to comply with the thousand appeals made to us for further time , we ...
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... proved to be only " finners , " which prey on the immense quantity of cod which are found there . merce . This whale is accounted almost worthless by the whalers , and on account of the small quantity of oil which it yields , and the ...
... proved to be only " finners , " which prey on the immense quantity of cod which are found there . merce . This whale is accounted almost worthless by the whalers , and on account of the small quantity of oil which it yields , and the ...
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... proved abortive , and the ice closed in upon them once more , cutting off all chance of escape . All through the long winter months that ensued they patiently waited for the help they expected from companions who might have found some ...
... proved abortive , and the ice closed in upon them once more , cutting off all chance of escape . All through the long winter months that ensued they patiently waited for the help they expected from companions who might have found some ...
Página 165
... prove unavailing . Next day we are forced to wait patiently at one place for a considerable time , and remembering the experience we had gained on a previous occasion we watch anxiously for the coming of some sleepy narwhal into our own ...
... prove unavailing . Next day we are forced to wait patiently at one place for a considerable time , and remembering the experience we had gained on a previous occasion we watch anxiously for the coming of some sleepy narwhal into our own ...
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... proving the current to come from the north ; and its temperature being above that of the Gulf Stream , where it disperses itself , is a proof it is in no way connected with it . The thermometer has since been examined by Mr. L. P. ...
... proving the current to come from the north ; and its temperature being above that of the Gulf Stream , where it disperses itself , is a proof it is in no way connected with it . The thermometer has since been examined by Mr. L. P. ...
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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