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... fissures , which we passed with some trouble by the aid of the boards we had brought with us . The ice was heaped up in several places in little mounds or hillocks , which at the slightest touch sunk into a kind of slough . This rotten ...
... fissures , which we passed with some trouble by the aid of the boards we had brought with us . The ice was heaped up in several places in little mounds or hillocks , which at the slightest touch sunk into a kind of slough . This rotten ...
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FISSURES IN THE ICE . 145 On the southern declivity was a horizontal cleft rather more than a foot broad , which ... fissure , and near a large fragment of ice . A strong breeze prevailed from the east , and the crust beneath us was ...
FISSURES IN THE ICE . 145 On the southern declivity was a horizontal cleft rather more than a foot broad , which ... fissure , and near a large fragment of ice . A strong breeze prevailed from the east , and the crust beneath us was ...
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... fissure . It was necessary to halt for a while to let the dogs recover a little from their extraordi- nary exertions ... fissures . During the night the wind rose , and again widened the openings in the ice ; fortunately , however , it ...
... fissure . It was necessary to halt for a while to let the dogs recover a little from their extraordi- nary exertions ... fissures . During the night the wind rose , and again widened the openings in the ice ; fortunately , however , it ...
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rival of the English Traveller Captain Cochrane The | 87 |
CHAPTER V | 97 |
CHAPTER VI | 114 |
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