The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... weather is , we are forced to keep the ship in sight , owing to the foggy state of the atmosphere ; presently a second boat's crew ventures away , and we observe a signal from the deck intended for us , which indicates some- thing is in ...
... weather is , we are forced to keep the ship in sight , owing to the foggy state of the atmosphere ; presently a second boat's crew ventures away , and we observe a signal from the deck intended for us , which indicates some- thing is in ...
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... weather fine . Running with a light breeze along the edge of the floe in the fog on the 8th of June , the ice itself trending towards the north - east , we find ourselves suddenly surrounded by a large shoal of seals ; they , too , are ...
... weather fine . Running with a light breeze along the edge of the floe in the fog on the 8th of June , the ice itself trending towards the north - east , we find ourselves suddenly surrounded by a large shoal of seals ; they , too , are ...
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... weather always has upon wild game of every kind , we find it almost impossible to get within range ; we endeavour to stalk them , a matter of exceeding difficulty , owing to the inveterate habit of sailors to chatter and fidget whenever ...
... weather always has upon wild game of every kind , we find it almost impossible to get within range ; we endeavour to stalk them , a matter of exceeding difficulty , owing to the inveterate habit of sailors to chatter and fidget whenever ...
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... weather is at all rough . He was glad to pick up the threads of European political affairs since he left home , and the " Alabama Question " particularly interested him . He was very FLEET OF SEALERS . 131 anxious to learn if we 130 A ...
... weather is at all rough . He was glad to pick up the threads of European political affairs since he left home , and the " Alabama Question " particularly interested him . He was very FLEET OF SEALERS . 131 anxious to learn if we 130 A ...
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... weather offered no inducement for even a temporary halt , and we consoled ourselves with the reflection that the first fine warm day will tempt them to rest themselves on the ice again . Next day two herds of narwhale , going north ...
... weather offered no inducement for even a temporary halt , and we consoled ourselves with the reflection that the first fine warm day will tempt them to rest themselves on the ice again . Next day two herds of narwhale , going north ...
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