Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Том 9;Томи 1864 – 1865Edward Stanford, 1865 |
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Admiral Africa ALLEN'S Arctic regions Australia Baffin's Bay Bayanos River boats British Cape Cape Constitution Captain Burton Captain Osborn Captain Speke coast Colonel Pelly crossed discovery distance drift east Edward Belcher England Esquimaux existence expedition exploration feet Geological glaciers Government Gratis Greenland Gulf honour icebergs inches India interior island John journey Kane labours lake land latitude Letts's List Livingstone London Majesty's Government Maps Markham Medal Melville Bay miles mountains MURCHISON natives navigable Nile North Pole north-east northern northward Nova Zembla Nyassa observations officers open water pack paper Parry party passed Port portion present President Price proceeded river rocks route Royal Geographical Society Russia scientific season Sherard Osborn ships shore Siberia Sir Henry Rawlinson Sir Roderick sledge Smith Sound Smith Strait southern specimens Spitzbergen Strait stream survey Tanganyika tion traveller valley vessels voyage Wahabee whales wine winter Zambesi
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