Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific, Količina 1 ,3. izdaja |
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... land above the sea level , descends in obedience to the laws of gravitation until it meets the sea , where large pieces called " bergs " are detached . The large , high floes of sea ice , which in size resemble the smaller bergs , were ...
... land above the sea level , descends in obedience to the laws of gravitation until it meets the sea , where large pieces called " bergs " are detached . The large , high floes of sea ice , which in size resemble the smaller bergs , were ...
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... Land , drawing from forty to fifty feet of water , and sometimes even seventy or eighty feet . At one time he saw hummocks ninety feet high . Dr. Kane saw ice sixty feet high . Wrangel encountered hummocks ninety feet high off the north ...
... Land , drawing from forty to fifty feet of water , and sometimes even seventy or eighty feet . At one time he saw hummocks ninety feet high . Dr. Kane saw ice sixty feet high . Wrangel encountered hummocks ninety feet high off the north ...
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... Land ice is that which adheres to the coast . This , when broken and thrown up by the action of the sea , is called " ice - foot . " The ice- pack is seldom , if ever , seen from the masthead more than twelve miles , and from the deck ...
... Land ice is that which adheres to the coast . This , when broken and thrown up by the action of the sea , is called " ice - foot . " The ice- pack is seldom , if ever , seen from the masthead more than twelve miles , and from the deck ...
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... land . An instance of this came under my observation during my cruise in the Arctic Ocean in 1880. Near Point Bar- row the pack was in sight from the deck probably four miles away , when land was reported bearing northwest . The ...
... land . An instance of this came under my observation during my cruise in the Arctic Ocean in 1880. Near Point Bar- row the pack was in sight from the deck probably four miles away , when land was reported bearing northwest . The ...
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... land water . At one time , when near the Pelly Islands , the appearance of clear water to the eastward , and a slight roll of the sea , induced Captain McClure to steer a course for Banks Land . After running some hours , with a fresh ...
... land water . At one time , when near the Pelly Islands , the appearance of clear water to the eastward , and a slight roll of the sea , induced Captain McClure to steer a course for Banks Land . After running some hours , with a fresh ...
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