The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 59
... clear , we would have been able to have seen thirty leagues farther off . We discovered Bering's Mount Saint Elias , the summit of which appeared above the clouds . " The first view of the land is described as not awakening the feelings ...
... clear , we would have been able to have seen thirty leagues farther off . We discovered Bering's Mount Saint Elias , the summit of which appeared above the clouds . " The first view of the land is described as not awakening the feelings ...
Page 63
... clear that the transparent veins were seen mean- dering even in their minutest branches - in short , she was what would be reckoned as handsome even in England . The symmetry of her features , however , was marred , at least in the eyes ...
... clear that the transparent veins were seen mean- dering even in their minutest branches - in short , she was what would be reckoned as handsome even in England . The symmetry of her features , however , was marred , at least in the eyes ...
Page 86
... clear relief . We found our- selves at the base of a rugged mountain range extending far southeastward and northwestward , its first rampart so breached as to allow the waters of the ocean to extend into the very midst of the great ...
... clear relief . We found our- selves at the base of a rugged mountain range extending far southeastward and northwestward , its first rampart so breached as to allow the waters of the ocean to extend into the very midst of the great ...
Page 90
... clearly of the nature of a moraine , as the ice could be seen beneath it in numerous crevasses ; but no division into ... clear ice in the center of the gorge was reached . All about were wild cliffs , stretching up toward the snow ...
... clearly of the nature of a moraine , as the ice could be seen beneath it in numerous crevasses ; but no division into ... clear ice in the center of the gorge was reached . All about were wild cliffs , stretching up toward the snow ...
Page 91
... summit of Mount St. Elias , which stood out clear and sharp against the northwestern sky . Although thirty - six miles distant , it dominated all other peaks in view and rose far above the rugged crests of nearer ranges , many of which.
... summit of Mount St. Elias , which stood out clear and sharp against the northwestern sky . Although thirty - six miles distant , it dominated all other peaks in view and rose far above the rugged crests of nearer ranges , many of which.
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