The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... winter coming on , he was obliged to go into harbour , where he was frozen in on September 22. During the winter sledge journeys were made , and the highest latitude reached was 77 ° 1 ' N. , on April 15 , 1870 , when severe storms ...
... winter coming on , he was obliged to go into harbour , where he was frozen in on September 22. During the winter sledge journeys were made , and the highest latitude reached was 77 ° 1 ' N. , on April 15 , 1870 , when severe storms ...
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... winter the continuousness of the night would equally favour a very low temperature , so that probably the range of temperature in the circumpolar area is greater than in any other part of the globe . Evidences of high sum- mer ...
... winter the continuousness of the night would equally favour a very low temperature , so that probably the range of temperature in the circumpolar area is greater than in any other part of the globe . Evidences of high sum- mer ...
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... winter than in spring and autumn . It has already been indicated that the North Pole is warmed up during the summer , and as the warming of the South Pole occurs under similar conditions as regards heat , & c . , the South Pole should ...
... winter than in spring and autumn . It has already been indicated that the North Pole is warmed up during the summer , and as the warming of the South Pole occurs under similar conditions as regards heat , & c . , the South Pole should ...
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... winter or each year at several localities would enable us to define the zone of greatest cold , and also infer from the thick- ness of the ice whether the regions around the Pole are warmer than in about 75 ° N. What are the regions of ...
... winter or each year at several localities would enable us to define the zone of greatest cold , and also infer from the thick- ness of the ice whether the regions around the Pole are warmer than in about 75 ° N. What are the regions of ...
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... winter farther north than 78 ° 38 ′ N. , and only one has reached beyond 80 ° . The most northerly point reached is 81 ° 35 " . There is a probability that land occurs farther north , and hence that the ice will present diffi- culties ...
... winter farther north than 78 ° 38 ′ N. , and only one has reached beyond 80 ° . The most northerly point reached is 81 ° 35 " . There is a probability that land occurs farther north , and hence that the ice will present diffi- culties ...
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