Narrative of an expedition to the east coast of Greenland ... in search of the lost colonies, tr. by G.G. Macdougall1837 - 80 pages |
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... usually abundant at the time , a landing would , in all likelihood , have been effected . For the rest , I must refer to the published accounts of these voyages † . Not more successful than our Danish navigators , were the foreigners ...
... usually abundant at the time , a landing would , in all likelihood , have been effected . For the rest , I must refer to the published accounts of these voyages † . Not more successful than our Danish navigators , were the foreigners ...
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... usually met with under the meridian of Cape Farewell , occasionally much further out in the Atlantic , though I am not aware that any have been fallen in with , since 1817 , E. of the Hook . That year , indeed , some were seen in lat ...
... usually met with under the meridian of Cape Farewell , occasionally much further out in the Atlantic , though I am not aware that any have been fallen in with , since 1817 , E. of the Hook . That year , indeed , some were seen in lat ...
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... such cliffs , or barriers of ice , I shall in the sequel give the name of ice- blink , or simply blink . The reflection of ice in the atmosphere , which is usually 25 VOYAGE IN A BOAT TO JULIANA'S - HOPE , 24 VOYAGE TO GREENLAND .
... such cliffs , or barriers of ice , I shall in the sequel give the name of ice- blink , or simply blink . The reflection of ice in the atmosphere , which is usually 25 VOYAGE IN A BOAT TO JULIANA'S - HOPE , 24 VOYAGE TO GREENLAND .
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... usually followed is from Torsukatek , through the channel of Kikkerteitsiak , the inner Karmæt channel , south about Auertamiut , and through Ikarisarsuk , the sound between Irsarut and Kingitok . The ice , however , makes it often ...
... usually followed is from Torsukatek , through the channel of Kikkerteitsiak , the inner Karmæt channel , south about Auertamiut , and through Ikarisarsuk , the sound between Irsarut and Kingitok . The ice , however , makes it often ...
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... usually still more abundant , and composed of larger masses . At length , however , one Anders Olsen , a merchant , received orders to explore the coast as far as Statenhook , and the result of his expedition was the founding of ...
... usually still more abundant , and composed of larger masses . At length , however , one Anders Olsen , a merchant , received orders to explore the coast as far as Statenhook , and the result of his expedition was the founding of ...
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