The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 62
... short when attempting to convey impressions which experience alone can supply . All our efforts to over- come the obstinate resistance of the gale which now rages from the north proving quite ineffectual , we are compelled to run in ...
... short when attempting to convey impressions which experience alone can supply . All our efforts to over- come the obstinate resistance of the gale which now rages from the north proving quite ineffectual , we are compelled to run in ...
Página 71
... short stay at Lerwick , we learned many other curious particulars respecting the ancient habits and customs of this remote branch of the Celtic family , and being limited for time , instead of visiting , as we gladly would have done ...
... short stay at Lerwick , we learned many other curious particulars respecting the ancient habits and customs of this remote branch of the Celtic family , and being limited for time , instead of visiting , as we gladly would have done ...
Página 88
... short post fixed firmly to the stem . This is in a line with the notch in the bows , round which the harpooner takes a turn of the line when fast in the whale ; another , iron - bound , to carry the swivel - gun of one and a - half inch ...
... short post fixed firmly to the stem . This is in a line with the notch in the bows , round which the harpooner takes a turn of the line when fast in the whale ; another , iron - bound , to carry the swivel - gun of one and a - half inch ...
Página 89
... short also in her coal supply , and when her last bushel was expended and they were forced to rely on their sails alone , they had the misfortune of seeing the ice open and their consort steam away without even offering a helping hand ...
... short also in her coal supply , and when her last bushel was expended and they were forced to rely on their sails alone , they had the misfortune of seeing the ice open and their consort steam away without even offering a helping hand ...
Página 90
... short hour's help , had informed every anxious inquirer that the Diana was secure from danger , and needed no assistance from without . Most of the crew survived their difficulties , but the captain and nine of the men were unable to ...
... short hour's help , had informed every anxious inquirer that the Diana was secure from danger , and needed no assistance from without . Most of the crew survived their difficulties , but the captain and nine of the men were unable to ...
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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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