The Threshold of the Unknown RegionsS. Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1875 - 348 σελίδες Historical review of arctic exploration including Barents, Hudson, the Spitzbergen route, east coast of Greenland, Baffin Bay, Norwegian voyages off Novay Zemlya, British Arctic Expedition of 1875 under Nares, Russian voyages, and results of Arctic discoveries. |
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Arctic Expedition Arctic exploration Arctic regions August Baffin's Bay Barents boats Cape Cape Garry chart cloth extra coast of Greenland commanded by Captain crew Crown 8vo Davis Strait discovered discovery distance drift Dundee Dutch east coast eastward Edition English Esquimaux favourable feet Fiord fleet floe gale Gilies glaciers Greenland Gulf of Boothia Hinlopen Strait Hudson ice navigation Illustrations Inlet July June Kane Kennedy Channel latitude Lieutenant Melville Bay meridian miles Muscovy Company named Nicolò Zeno North Pole North Water North-East Land northern northward Norwegian Novaya Zemlya numerous observations open sea open water Parry party passage Polar pack Polynia returned round route Royal Geographical Society Russian Scoresby sea of Kara season Seven Islands Sherard Osborn ship shore Siberia sighted sledge Small post 8vo Smith Sound Spitzbergen Spitzbergen seas steamer thick tion tons travelling Tromsö unknown region vols voyage Wiche Island wind winter Wrangell
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