The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... pursuit of the seal at this early season ( in March ) is , therefore , an enterprise not unattended with danger -but the tempting wages paid to needy and adven- turous seamen on successful voyages always secures a crew , while the awful ...
... pursuit of the seal at this early season ( in March ) is , therefore , an enterprise not unattended with danger -but the tempting wages paid to needy and adven- turous seamen on successful voyages always secures a crew , while the awful ...
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... pursuit of game , and told us that once he himself had incautiously stepped on to a huge mass , with the intention of shooting an Arctic bear , when the great berg , so finely balanced in the sea that it needed but the addition of his ...
... pursuit of game , and told us that once he himself had incautiously stepped on to a huge mass , with the intention of shooting an Arctic bear , when the great berg , so finely balanced in the sea that it needed but the addition of his ...
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... pursuit and its reappearance again upon the surface , the body becomes much distended by the gases gene- rated during its rapid decomposition after death . The men , after risking their lives in the dangerous pursuit , are often ...
... pursuit and its reappearance again upon the surface , the body becomes much distended by the gases gene- rated during its rapid decomposition after death . The men , after risking their lives in the dangerous pursuit , are often ...
Página 80
... pursuit of the finner whale . The undertaking was a disastrous one , and the remains of the deserted factory now encumber the shores of one of the finest natural harbours of that coast . The harpooners are capital sailors , and a few ...
... pursuit of the finner whale . The undertaking was a disastrous one , and the remains of the deserted factory now encumber the shores of one of the finest natural harbours of that coast . The harpooners are capital sailors , and a few ...
Página 81
... pursuit of the finners to make them enthusiasts in their pursuit . One of our men was employed on board a vessel engaged in the capture of this whale when all their fishing tackle was lost ; several finners were struck and but one was ...
... pursuit of the finners to make them enthusiasts in their pursuit . One of our men was employed on board a vessel engaged in the capture of this whale when all their fishing tackle was lost ; several finners were struck and but one was ...
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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