The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... soon lost our way in a fog , and but for the kindly assistance of a shepherd we found by chance in his lonely hut , we should have fared even worse perhaps . It was not until after five hours were spent in wandering in the direction of ...
... soon lost our way in a fog , and but for the kindly assistance of a shepherd we found by chance in his lonely hut , we should have fared even worse perhaps . It was not until after five hours were spent in wandering in the direction of ...
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... soon perfected ; its turreted walls rising from the naked shores of Hialtland with all the feudal haughti- ness of a regular baronial mansion , appearing to mock the humble habitations of the ancient udallers . It is said that when the ...
... soon perfected ; its turreted walls rising from the naked shores of Hialtland with all the feudal haughti- ness of a regular baronial mansion , appearing to mock the humble habitations of the ancient udallers . It is said that when the ...
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... soon filled ; these receptacles were destined eventually to carry the oil and blubber of such animals as we might be fortunate enough to capture on our way . On the 28th of May we were ready for the sea , but the men seemed evidently ...
... soon filled ; these receptacles were destined eventually to carry the oil and blubber of such animals as we might be fortunate enough to capture on our way . On the 28th of May we were ready for the sea , but the men seemed evidently ...
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... soon as we were clear of the land it settled down to its usual regular motion ; then we bustled along with a fair wind . Some of the seamen that were " floored " by sea sickness on first meeting with the rough water now shook off its ...
... soon as we were clear of the land it settled down to its usual regular motion ; then we bustled along with a fair wind . Some of the seamen that were " floored " by sea sickness on first meeting with the rough water now shook off its ...
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... has crowned their efforts , and the inflated carcass re- appears upon the surface of the sea once more , the air above is soon filled by thousands of screaming sea- FIN WHALES . 79 birds , attracted to the spot 78 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... has crowned their efforts , and the inflated carcass re- appears upon the surface of the sea once more , the air above is soon filled by thousands of screaming sea- FIN WHALES . 79 birds , attracted to the spot 78 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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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