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... tundra , forming a low swampy island , on the southern margin of which Nishne Kolymsk is situa- ted . The river here takes an easterly course for about 100 wersts , after which it turns sudddenly to the north , and , forty wersts below ...
... tundra , forming a low swampy island , on the southern margin of which Nishne Kolymsk is situa- ted . The river here takes an easterly course for about 100 wersts , after which it turns sudddenly to the north , and , forty wersts below ...
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... Tundra . The animals are driven into the water by trained dogs , and are killed with spears as they are swimming . A skilful hunter may kill a hundred deer on the Aniuj * It seems to be clearly ascertained that birds of passage do not ...
... Tundra . The animals are driven into the water by trained dogs , and are killed with spears as they are swimming . A skilful hunter may kill a hundred deer on the Aniuj * It seems to be clearly ascertained that birds of passage do not ...
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in good years , whereas on the Tundra twenty would be a large number , and perhaps he would not get more than five ; but , on the other hand , the chase on the Aniuj is often a complete failure , which is never the case on the Tundra ...
in good years , whereas on the Tundra twenty would be a large number , and perhaps he would not get more than five ; but , on the other hand , the chase on the Aniuj is often a complete failure , which is never the case on the Tundra ...
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rival of the English Traveller Captain Cochrane The | 87 |
CHAPTER V | 97 |
CHAPTER VI | 114 |
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Aldan animals Aniuj appeared arrived bank Bear Islands bears boat breeze Cape North Cape Schelagskoj coast cold consists continued Cossacks covered cross direction distance district dogs driftwood dymokuries east expedition fathoms feet fire fish formed fresh frozen greater Baranow Rock ground halted hills horses hummocks huts Indigirka inhabitants Irkuzk island Jakuti Jakuzk Jana journey Jukahiri kind Kirensk Kolyma Kosmin Kyber lakes land larch latitude Lena light longitude by reckoning Matiuschkin meridian altitude morning mountains mouth night Nishne Kolymsk noon northern obliged open water Ostrownoje ourselves party passed Pillar Island Polar Sea pood provision-sledges provisions quantity reached reindeer river roubles Russian schamans shelter shore Siberia side skin sledges snow sometimes soon spring Sredne Kolymsk stone-foxes stream Sucharnoje summer temperature tent thick tion train oil travelling tribes Tschuktschi Tundra valley weather wersts farther whole wind winter Wrangell