The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 64
... covering the inner west shore . The launches anchored there , having penetrated into the channel with great difficulty , the oars being clogged by the floating masses of snow ; they measured a base , made some marks , gathered various ...
... covering the inner west shore . The launches anchored there , having penetrated into the channel with great difficulty , the oars being clogged by the floating masses of snow ; they measured a base , made some marks , gathered various ...
Page 70
... covered with forests and grass ; " through cracks in the gravelly soil , ice could be seen beneath . ” More recent knowledge shows that this statement also is errone- ous . The adjacent ocean is stated to be shallow , with shelving ...
... covered with forests and grass ; " through cracks in the gravelly soil , ice could be seen beneath . ” More recent knowledge shows that this statement also is errone- ous . The adjacent ocean is stated to be shallow , with shelving ...
Page 71
... covered with a smooth and even sheet of pure white snow . In the latter part of June , 1880 , however , this snow had melted , and for the first time the real and most extraordinary character of this plateau was revealed . Within the ...
... covered with a smooth and even sheet of pure white snow . In the latter part of June , 1880 , however , this snow had melted , and for the first time the real and most extraordinary character of this plateau was revealed . Within the ...
Page 72
... covered with a thick stratum of soil , gravel and stones , here and there showing small patches of bright green herbage . The bluff westward from Point Manby may probably prove of the same character . ” Mount Cook and Mount Vancouver ...
... covered with a thick stratum of soil , gravel and stones , here and there showing small patches of bright green herbage . The bluff westward from Point Manby may probably prove of the same character . ” Mount Cook and Mount Vancouver ...
Page 73
... , pp . 269– 285 ; The Expedition of " The New York Times " ( 1886 ) , by Lieutenant Schwatka , in The Century Magazine , April , 1891 , pp . 865-872 . covered a large part of the area traversed by the Topham Expedition, 1888.
... , pp . 269– 285 ; The Expedition of " The New York Times " ( 1886 ) , by Lieutenant Schwatka , in The Century Magazine , April , 1891 , pp . 865-872 . covered a large part of the area traversed by the Topham Expedition, 1888.
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