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Page 70
... beneath . ” More recent knowledge shows that this statement also is errone- ous . The adjacent ocean is stated to be shallow , with shelving bottom ; at a distance of half a verst , five to twelve fathoms were obtained , and at two ...
... beneath . ” More recent knowledge shows that this statement also is errone- ous . The adjacent ocean is stated to be shallow , with shelving bottom ; at a distance of half a verst , five to twelve fathoms were obtained , and at two ...
Page 71
... beneath , and revealed a surface of broken pinnacles of ice , each crowned by a patch of dirt , stand- ing close to one another like a forest of prisms , these decreasing in height from the summit of the plateau gradually in a sort of ...
... beneath , and revealed a surface of broken pinnacles of ice , each crowned by a patch of dirt , stand- ing close to one another like a forest of prisms , these decreasing in height from the summit of the plateau gradually in a sort of ...
Page 78
... beneath perpetual snow . On returning from Lynn canal , the Queen visited Glacier bay , and here passengers were allowed a few hours on shore at the Muir glacier . The day of our visit The Muir Glacier . 79 was unusually fine , and 78 ...
... beneath perpetual snow . On returning from Lynn canal , the Queen visited Glacier bay , and here passengers were allowed a few hours on shore at the Muir glacier . The day of our visit The Muir Glacier . 79 was unusually fine , and 78 ...
Page 81
... beneath the forest , and even the trunks and branches of the living trees , are covered and festooned with luxuriant growths of mosses and lichens . Our trip along these wooded shores , but half revealed through the drifting mist , was ...
... beneath the forest , and even the trunks and branches of the living trees , are covered and festooned with luxuriant growths of mosses and lichens . Our trip along these wooded shores , but half revealed through the drifting mist , was ...
Page 82
... beneath the precipices of Point Esperanza , and there established our second camp . My necessary delay at Camp 1 was utilized , so far as possible , in learning what I could concerning the adjacent country , and in making a beginning in ...
... beneath the precipices of Point Esperanza , and there established our second camp . My necessary delay at Camp 1 was utilized , so far as possible , in learning what I could concerning the adjacent country , and in making a beginning in ...
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