The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... seals , & c . , and by fishing ; and in their pursuit of these occupations they frequented some hunting sta- tions far to the north , one of which was called Northern Sæta . Their Bjarney , or Bear Island , is identified by Rofu with ...
... seals , & c . , and by fishing ; and in their pursuit of these occupations they frequented some hunting sta- tions far to the north , one of which was called Northern Sæta . Their Bjarney , or Bear Island , is identified by Rofu with ...
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... seals and whales in abundance . Chancelor pro- ceeded to St. Nichola in the White Sea , and returned home through Russia by way of Moscow . His success led to the establishment of the Muscovy or Russia Company , by which many of the ...
... seals and whales in abundance . Chancelor pro- ceeded to St. Nichola in the White Sea , and returned home through Russia by way of Moscow . His success led to the establishment of the Muscovy or Russia Company , by which many of the ...
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... sealing expedition to the west ice , between Jan Mayen's Island and Greenland , where he had been fortunate enough to ... seal at this early season ( in March ) is , therefore , an enterprise not unattended with danger -but the tempting ...
... sealing expedition to the west ice , between Jan Mayen's Island and Greenland , where he had been fortunate enough to ... seal at this early season ( in March ) is , therefore , an enterprise not unattended with danger -but the tempting ...
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... sealing weapons , as well as the well appointed armoury , could be any guarantee for our success . We have much serious work to occupy us as well ; the many costly scientific instruments plainly indicate this fact , as they are being ...
... sealing weapons , as well as the well appointed armoury , could be any guarantee for our success . We have much serious work to occupy us as well ; the many costly scientific instruments plainly indicate this fact , as they are being ...
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... seals and walrus . There are besides lances of most formidable propor- tions , mounted upon long shafts , to strike at the wounded whale when he returns to the surface after his dive of some forty minutes ' duration . These weapons rest ...
... seals and walrus . There are besides lances of most formidable propor- tions , mounted upon long shafts , to strike at the wounded whale when he returns to the surface after his dive of some forty minutes ' duration . These weapons rest ...
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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