The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to SpitzbergenH.S. King, 1873 - 355 стор. |
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... Danger Averted 87 CHAPTER III . Peterhead Steamers - Fleet of Sealers - Narwhal - We " Lie on Bran " -A Fall ! A Fall ! -Monodon Monoceros - Arctic Black Hole of Calcutta - Drifting Ice - Pursuit of Narwhal - A Sad Picture - Seals out ...
... Danger Averted 87 CHAPTER III . Peterhead Steamers - Fleet of Sealers - Narwhal - We " Lie on Bran " -A Fall ! A Fall ! -Monodon Monoceros - Arctic Black Hole of Calcutta - Drifting Ice - Pursuit of Narwhal - A Sad Picture - Seals out ...
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... danger , much less to direct us in the course we should pursue when in doubt . These old whaling captains alone possess the requisite knowledge at the present time , and men of science have but little opportunity of formulating the ...
... danger , much less to direct us in the course we should pursue when in doubt . These old whaling captains alone possess the requisite knowledge at the present time , and men of science have but little opportunity of formulating the ...
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... danger -but the tempting wages paid to needy and adven- turous seamen on successful voyages always secures a crew , while the awful experiences of those who have escaped from former hazardous expeditions at this season of the year ...
... danger -but the tempting wages paid to needy and adven- turous seamen on successful voyages always secures a crew , while the awful experiences of those who have escaped from former hazardous expeditions at this season of the year ...
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... pened on a dark night ; the look - out men failed to discover their danger until too late to warn their companions ; in this case , also , the mast coming down OVER - GREEDINESS . 77 with the shock fell upon 76 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... pened on a dark night ; the look - out men failed to discover their danger until too late to warn their companions ; in this case , also , the mast coming down OVER - GREEDINESS . 77 with the shock fell upon 76 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
Сторінка 86
... danger of any boat in his immediate neighbourhood . All this time the tide is ebbing away , and the shallow water , grown muddy from the turmoil , impedes the progress of the bewildered whales . One or two , in their frantic charges at ...
... danger of any boat in his immediate neighbourhood . All this time the tide is ebbing away , and the shallow water , grown muddy from the turmoil , impedes the progress of the bewildered whales . One or two , in their frantic charges at ...
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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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