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Page 107
... noon we found the latitude by observation 69 ° 43 ' , variation 184 ° east . The coast , which runs here in a N.N.W. direc- tion , is tolerably high , forming a sort of wall , rising five or more fathoms above the surface of the sea ...
... noon we found the latitude by observation 69 ° 43 ' , variation 184 ° east . The coast , which runs here in a N.N.W. direc- tion , is tolerably high , forming a sort of wall , rising five or more fathoms above the surface of the sea ...
Page 200
... noon the weather cleared , and we saw the greater Baranow , distant forty wersts , bearing S. 110 W. The next day we accomplished eighteen wersts between 9 A.M. and noon . Our observation made the latitude 70 ° 12 ' , and the longitude ...
... noon the weather cleared , and we saw the greater Baranow , distant forty wersts , bearing S. 110 W. The next day we accomplished eighteen wersts between 9 A.M. and noon . Our observation made the latitude 70 ° 12 ' , and the longitude ...
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... noon to 3810 . I had determined to rest during the day , and to travel in the night , when the twilight was sufficiently bright , and when there was usually some frost to fa- cilitate the draught ; but the night between the 7th and 8th ...
... noon to 3810 . I had determined to rest during the day , and to travel in the night , when the twilight was sufficiently bright , and when there was usually some frost to fa- cilitate the draught ; but the night between the 7th and 8th ...
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rival of the English Traveller Captain Cochrane The | 87 |
CHAPTER V | 97 |
CHAPTER VI | 114 |
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