The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... journey . Back's voyage , in 1836 , failed in accomplishing its object , but the work which it was proposed to do was in great part effected in the years 1837 , 1838 , and 1839 , by Messrs . Dease and Simpson , who , in a series of boat ...
... journey . Back's voyage , in 1836 , failed in accomplishing its object , but the work which it was proposed to do was in great part effected in the years 1837 , 1838 , and 1839 , by Messrs . Dease and Simpson , who , in a series of boat ...
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... journeys , an especial value attaches to them on other accounts . They stand out prominently in the annals of Arctic voyages as having been carried out at less comparative expense than almost any other , and yet as efficiently as any ...
... journeys , an especial value attaches to them on other accounts . They stand out prominently in the annals of Arctic voyages as having been carried out at less comparative expense than almost any other , and yet as efficiently as any ...
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... journeys on foot : - - 1844-5 . Red River Colony to St. Mary's 1847. From Repulse Bay round Committee Bay 1851. From Bear Lake and on Arctic coast . 1851-2 . Attrabosca to St. Paul's , assisted by dogs for 450 miles 1854. From Repulse ...
... journeys on foot : - - 1844-5 . Red River Colony to St. Mary's 1847. From Repulse Bay round Committee Bay 1851. From Bear Lake and on Arctic coast . 1851-2 . Attrabosca to St. Paul's , assisted by dogs for 450 miles 1854. From Repulse ...
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... journey was then attempted in boats which were specially adapted to act also as sledges . The northern boundary of floating ice was reached in 81 ° 12 ′ 51 ′′ N. , on June 23 . The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was ...
... journey was then attempted in boats which were specially adapted to act also as sledges . The northern boundary of floating ice was reached in 81 ° 12 ′ 51 ′′ N. , on June 23 . The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was ...
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... journeys were made , and the highest latitude reached was 77 ° 1 ′ N. , on April 15 , 1870 , when severe storms drove the party back . At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several years old ...
... journeys were made , and the highest latitude reached was 77 ° 1 ′ N. , on April 15 , 1870 , when severe storms drove the party back . At this point the shore was lined by ice four miles wide , and apparently several years old ...
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