The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 páginas |
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... passed through the Dolphin and Union Strait , and thus reached the mouth of the Coppermine River . These discoveries rendered a North - West Passage almost certain , for , with the exception of one hundred and sixty miles , the north ...
... passed through the Dolphin and Union Strait , and thus reached the mouth of the Coppermine River . These discoveries rendered a North - West Passage almost certain , for , with the exception of one hundred and sixty miles , the north ...
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... passed through Prince of Wales's Strait , and got stopped by the ice in Parry's Sound . He wintered in the strait , and explored portions of the northern part of Wol- laston Land , which he named Prince Albert Land . Parties sent out by ...
... passed through Prince of Wales's Strait , and got stopped by the ice in Parry's Sound . He wintered in the strait , and explored portions of the northern part of Wol- laston Land , which he named Prince Albert Land . Parties sent out by ...
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... sea , and to follow Grinnell Land to the Pole . Having disposed of the discoveries north of the American continent , those made to the north of 4 1 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 23 Siberia , chiefly by ships passing 22 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... sea , and to follow Grinnell Land to the Pole . Having disposed of the discoveries north of the American continent , those made to the north of 4 1 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER . 23 Siberia , chiefly by ships passing 22 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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... passing through Behring's Strait , next call for attention . The Lena was dis- covered by Cossacks in 1630 ; and the Jana ... passed from Cape Chelagskoi to the Gulf of Anadyr . In 1710 Permäkow heard of the Liakhow Island off the Svätoi ...
... passing through Behring's Strait , next call for attention . The Lena was dis- covered by Cossacks in 1630 ; and the Jana ... passed from Cape Chelagskoi to the Gulf of Anadyr . In 1710 Permäkow heard of the Liakhow Island off the Svätoi ...
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... passed through the Hinlopen Strait , and doubled the north end of New Friesland and West Spitz- bergen , in 80 ° N. In 1607 Henry Hudson attempted to sail straight across the Polar Sea . He struck the east coast of Greenland , in 67 ...
... passed through the Hinlopen Strait , and doubled the north end of New Friesland and West Spitz- bergen , in 80 ° N. In 1607 Henry Hudson attempted to sail straight across the Polar Sea . He struck the east coast of Greenland , in 67 ...
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amongst animals Arctic circle Arctic seas Barentsz bear Beerenberg boat Cape Captain coast cold crew Crown 8vo curious danger deer depth difficulty direction distance drift east escape expedition explored fathoms feet fiord floating floe flora force gale Greenland Gulf Stream harpoon herd hope Humboldt Glacier hummock icebergs Iceland INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER journey Kennedy Channel Lancaster Sound land latitude look masses miles Miocene Moffen Island mountain narwhal North Somerset northern Norwegian Nova Zembla object observed once open sea open water ourselves pack Parry party Polar Pole present pursuit reached regions reindeer rocks round sail sailors Samoyedes schooner seal season seems seen ship shore shot side sight sledges Smith Sound snow soon southward Spitzbergen sport steamer Strait stream surface temperature thick tion vessel voyage Waigatz walrus warm water weather whale wind winter
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