The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... Shore - Objects of the Sea - shore - Extinct Craters - Fox Hunting - Aspect of the Icy Sea - First Experiences - In the Ice - Seal Shooting- Shoals of Seals - Seals and their Habits - Collecting Seal Oil -A Long Jump - Fog Gathering ...
... Shore - Objects of the Sea - shore - Extinct Craters - Fox Hunting - Aspect of the Icy Sea - First Experiences - In the Ice - Seal Shooting- Shoals of Seals - Seals and their Habits - Collecting Seal Oil -A Long Jump - Fog Gathering ...
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... shores of Melville , Bathurst , and Cornwallis Islands . In 1851 and 1852 Captain Collinson sailed through Behring's Strait , through Dolphin and Union Strait , to Victoria Land , and proceeded in sledge to Gateshead Island , thus ...
... shores of Melville , Bathurst , and Cornwallis Islands . In 1851 and 1852 Captain Collinson sailed through Behring's Strait , through Dolphin and Union Strait , to Victoria Land , and proceeded in sledge to Gateshead Island , thus ...
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... shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two miles ...
... shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several years old . Extensive surveying and other scientific operations were carried on . A large fiord was discovered in 73 ° 13 ' , which was ascended for seventy - two miles ...
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... shore of which is covered with drift - wood . He sailed along the east and south shores of this land , which were free from ice ; there was ice at the north end . In this year also the second cruise of the Sampson schooner yacht took ...
... shore of which is covered with drift - wood . He sailed along the east and south shores of this land , which were free from ice ; there was ice at the north end . In this year also the second cruise of the Sampson schooner yacht took ...
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... shore and lands to the south an impassable barrier in that direction . In 1869 the natives could not be found , although their deserted habitations were visible , and musk oxen , & c . , abounded . These facts render it probable that ...
... shore and lands to the south an impassable barrier in that direction . In 1869 the natives could not be found , although their deserted habitations were visible , and musk oxen , & c . , abounded . These facts render it probable that ...
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