The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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Página 93
... of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
... of the ground , composed for the most part of scoriæ , cin- ders , and blocks of lava , which crumbled beneath our weight as we endeavoured to force our way over the uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin-
Página 94
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin- quish our attempt , so there was nothing for it but to retrace our steps and endeavour by some short cut to join the others on the sandy ...
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. uneven surface , that we were soon compelled to relin- quish our attempt , so there was nothing for it but to retrace our steps and endeavour by some short cut to join the others on the sandy ...
Página 95
... surface was 32 ° , the air 321 ° Fahr . The beach itself was not without its wonders . Here lay scattered an accumulation of flotsam and jetsam , curious in their diversity . We picked up the little glass floats used by the Norwegian ...
... surface was 32 ° , the air 321 ° Fahr . The beach itself was not without its wonders . Here lay scattered an accumulation of flotsam and jetsam , curious in their diversity . We picked up the little glass floats used by the Norwegian ...
Página 95
... surface was 32 ° , the air 321 ° Fahr . The beach itself was not without its wonders . Here lay scattered an accumulation of flotsam and jetsam , curious in their diversity . We picked up the little glass floats used by the Norwegian ...
... surface was 32 ° , the air 321 ° Fahr . The beach itself was not without its wonders . Here lay scattered an accumulation of flotsam and jetsam , curious in their diversity . We picked up the little glass floats used by the Norwegian ...
Página 96
... surface . Caught at last in some ocean current , the wood is drifted westwards , and at length finds a resting - place on this desolate coast . These sea - worms cannot live in the Arctic seas , and the driftwood , perforated in every ...
... surface . Caught at last in some ocean current , the wood is drifted westwards , and at length finds a resting - place on this desolate coast . These sea - worms cannot live in the Arctic seas , and the driftwood , perforated in every ...
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