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Page 142
... hummocks , which differed from those we had before seen , were what are called winter hummocks . They had been form- ed during the last winter , as well as in the preceding spring and autumn , when the ice , broken by violent storms ...
... hummocks , which differed from those we had before seen , were what are called winter hummocks . They had been form- ed during the last winter , as well as in the preceding spring and autumn , when the ice , broken by violent storms ...
Page 199
ICE HUMMOCKS . 199 there proposed to form a deposite of provisions , to send back the empty sledges , and with the remain- der to pursue my researches to the east , north , and northwest . In this manner our present journey would form a ...
ICE HUMMOCKS . 199 there proposed to form a deposite of provisions , to send back the empty sledges , and with the remain- der to pursue my researches to the east , north , and northwest . In this manner our present journey would form a ...
Page 204
... hummocks gradually diminished in number , and farther to the north we came upon an- other group , consisting of more recent ice : these had been formed by the packing of driftice in the winter , and were distinguished by a greenish ...
... hummocks gradually diminished in number , and farther to the north we came upon an- other group , consisting of more recent ice : these had been formed by the packing of driftice in the winter , and were distinguished by a greenish ...
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rival of the English Traveller Captain Cochrane The | 87 |
CHAPTER V | 97 |
CHAPTER VI | 114 |
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