The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 227
... remains of traps along the shores of Widdie Bay - wooden cages constructed with bits of drift - wood . The huts , also , we were careful not to in- jure , never knowing how soon they may be required for the reception of some fellow ...
... remains of traps along the shores of Widdie Bay - wooden cages constructed with bits of drift - wood . The huts , also , we were careful not to in- jure , never knowing how soon they may be required for the reception of some fellow ...
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... very swampy to walk over , he had the head and horns removed , and brought along with him to his schooner . They saw the survivor go to the REINDEER . 241 headless remains , and then follow the 240 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... very swampy to walk over , he had the head and horns removed , and brought along with him to his schooner . They saw the survivor go to the REINDEER . 241 headless remains , and then follow the 240 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
Página 241
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. REINDEER . 241 headless remains , and then follow the party to the ship , sniffing at the air laden with the odour of the departed one . As it lingered on the shore , a man quietly landed from ...
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. REINDEER . 241 headless remains , and then follow the party to the ship , sniffing at the air laden with the odour of the departed one . As it lingered on the shore , a man quietly landed from ...
Página 296
... remains of their provisions and some small packets of their best merchandise , and quitted the place where they had passed a winter of more than eight months ' continuance . Barentsz had been some time ill . One of the sea- DEATH OF ...
... remains of their provisions and some small packets of their best merchandise , and quitted the place where they had passed a winter of more than eight months ' continuance . Barentsz had been some time ill . One of the sea- DEATH OF ...
Página 342
... remains of Franklin and his party ; but the few fea- thers that lay scattered about proved to these keen- witted folk that the men must have failed altogether in procuring food for themselves . A fowling - piece in the hands of a blue ...
... remains of Franklin and his party ; but the few fea- thers that lay scattered about proved to these keen- witted folk that the men must have failed altogether in procuring food for themselves . A fowling - piece in the hands of a blue ...
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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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