The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... oldest on the globe , ) did , during the warm period preceding the glacial - a period warmer than the present - extend in force over INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 45 the Polar regions , including Greenland 44 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... oldest on the globe , ) did , during the warm period preceding the glacial - a period warmer than the present - extend in force over INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 45 the Polar regions , including Greenland 44 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... warm flow from the Atlantic also has an influence in lessening the formation and accumulation of ice within the Arctic circle . The flow of warm water from the Pole may conjecturally be inferred to be more voluminous in this direction ...
... warm flow from the Atlantic also has an influence in lessening the formation and accumulation of ice within the Arctic circle . The flow of warm water from the Pole may conjecturally be inferred to be more voluminous in this direction ...
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... that the herds , growing weary of play , will betake themselves to the snow- covered ice , where they seem to enjoy the warm rays of the sun , as they roll over and over , and gradually subside into a restless sleep , disturbed by the.
... that the herds , growing weary of play , will betake themselves to the snow- covered ice , where they seem to enjoy the warm rays of the sun , as they roll over and over , and gradually subside into a restless sleep , disturbed by the.
Página 114
... warm bodies of the newly killed seals , where the animal heat is retained for a considerable period after death . A rope is now attached to the hide , which is thickly coated with blubber , and the heavy mass ( worth from £ 35 to £ 40 ...
... warm bodies of the newly killed seals , where the animal heat is retained for a considerable period after death . A rope is now attached to the hide , which is thickly coated with blubber , and the heavy mass ( worth from £ 35 to £ 40 ...
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... warm rays of the sun . We creep steadily towards them , dodging past the blocks of floating ice as we go . Our two guns are ready , and we agree to fire at the same moment . Nothing seems more certain than that the precautions we have ...
... warm rays of the sun . We creep steadily towards them , dodging past the blocks of floating ice as we go . Our two guns are ready , and we agree to fire at the same moment . Nothing seems more certain than that the precautions we have ...
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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