The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography |
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Page 70
The low country between Mount St. Elias and the sea is described by Tebenkof as a tundra covered with forests and grass ; “ through cracks in the gravelly soil , ice could be seen beneath . " More recent knowledge shows that this ...
The low country between Mount St. Elias and the sea is described by Tebenkof as a tundra covered with forests and grass ; “ through cracks in the gravelly soil , ice could be seen beneath . " More recent knowledge shows that this ...
Page 71
... for a space of several square miles the coverlid of dirt had fallen in , owing to the melting of the ice beneath , and revealed a surface of broken pinnacles of ice , each crowned by a patch of dirt , standing close to one another ...
... for a space of several square miles the coverlid of dirt had fallen in , owing to the melting of the ice beneath , and revealed a surface of broken pinnacles of ice , each crowned by a patch of dirt , standing close to one another ...
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Several glaciers on each side of the inlet come down nearly to the sea , and all the higher mountains are buried beneath perpetual snow . On returning from Lynn canal , the Queen visited Glacier bay , and here passengers were allowed a ...
Several glaciers on each side of the inlet come down nearly to the sea , and all the higher mountains are buried beneath perpetual snow . On returning from Lynn canal , the Queen visited Glacier bay , and here passengers were allowed a ...
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The forests consist principally of spruce trees , so dense and having such a tangle of underbrush that it is only with the greatest difficulty that one can force a way through them ; while the ground beneath the forest , and even the ...
The forests consist principally of spruce trees , so dense and having such a tangle of underbrush that it is only with the greatest difficulty that one can force a way through them ; while the ground beneath the forest , and even the ...
Page 82
They found a camping place about twelve miles ahead , on a narrow strip of shingle beneath the precipices of Point Esperanza , and there established our second camp . My necessary delay at Camp 1 was utilized , so far as possible ...
They found a camping place about twelve miles ahead , on a narrow strip of shingle beneath the precipices of Point Esperanza , and there established our second camp . My necessary delay at Camp 1 was utilized , so far as possible ...
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