The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... vessels in the far distance , and although we have not as yet seen the " northern lights , " the atmosphere presents a remarkable , and to us entirely novel aspect : the cloudless air is filled with prismatic reflections , by turns pale ...
... vessels in the far distance , and although we have not as yet seen the " northern lights , " the atmosphere presents a remarkable , and to us entirely novel aspect : the cloudless air is filled with prismatic reflections , by turns pale ...
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... vessel went down -reminding us of the story we had heard of the " Carmelan , " of Amsterdam , a rich vessel bound for the East Indies , laden with three millions of guilders , and many chests of coined gold , lost here in 1664 , but ...
... vessel went down -reminding us of the story we had heard of the " Carmelan , " of Amsterdam , a rich vessel bound for the East Indies , laden with three millions of guilders , and many chests of coined gold , lost here in 1664 , but ...
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... vessel engaged in the capture of this whale when all their fishing tackle was lost ; several finners were struck and but one was ultimately secured , so that the outlay was greatly overbalanced by the losses incurred . The oil also ...
... vessel engaged in the capture of this whale when all their fishing tackle was lost ; several finners were struck and but one was ultimately secured , so that the outlay was greatly overbalanced by the losses incurred . The oil also ...
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... vessels which had paid it a visit , and did not consider it worth the carriage and fire to try out the oil . The blubber is hard and cartilaginous , not unlike soft glue . Its blowing can be distinguished at a distance by being whiter ...
... vessels which had paid it a visit , and did not consider it worth the carriage and fire to try out the oil . The blubber is hard and cartilaginous , not unlike soft glue . Its blowing can be distinguished at a distance by being whiter ...
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... vessel agreed with them to stand by each other in every difficulty that might arise . They told of their long and labo- rious voyage to Lancaster Sound , where they were 66 nipped " in the ice , and the hatchway of the Diana was twisted ...
... vessel agreed with them to stand by each other in every difficulty that might arise . They told of their long and labo- rious voyage to Lancaster Sound , where they were 66 nipped " in the ice , and the hatchway of the Diana was twisted ...
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12 Paternoster Row 65 Cornhill amongst animals Arctic circle Author Barentsz bear boat Cape Captain coast crew Crown 8vo curious danger deer Demy 8vo difficulty direction distance drift east Edition expedition explored fathoms fiord floating floe flora gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hope Humboldt Glacier hummock Iceland Illustrated INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey Lancaster Sound land latitude London look masses miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal northern Norwegian Nova Zembla observed once open water ourselves Parry party Polar Pole present Price published by Henry pursuit reached region reindeer rocks round sailed sailors Samoyedes SCALLOWAY CASTLE schooner scientific seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledge Smith Sound snow southward Spitzbergen sport Strait surface temperature thick tion vessel vols Waigatz walrus WALTER BAGEHOT warm weather whale Willem Barentsz wind winter