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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amongst animals Arctic seas Barentsz bear boat Cape Captain coast cold crew curious danger deer depth difficulty direction distance drift east edge eider ducks escape expedition explored fathoms feet fiord floating floe flora forced gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hole hope Humboldt Glacier hummock icebergs Iceland INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey June Kennedy Channel killed Lancaster Sound land latitude look mass miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal northern Norwegian Nova Zembla object observed once open sea open water ourselves pack party Polar Pole present pursuit reach region reindeer rocks round sail sailors Samoyedes SCALLOWAY CASTLE schooner seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledges Smith Sound snow soon southward Spitzbergen sport Strait stream surface temperature thick tion vessel Waigatz walrus warm water watch weather Willem Barentsz wind winter