The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 64
... directions . On June 28 , the Discovery was in the vicinity of Icy bay , where the shore of the ocean seemed to be composed of solid ice . East- ward from Iey bay the coast is described as " bordered by low- lands rising with a gradual ...
... directions . On June 28 , the Discovery was in the vicinity of Icy bay , where the shore of the ocean seemed to be composed of solid ice . East- ward from Iey bay the coast is described as " bordered by low- lands rising with a gradual ...
Page 66
... direction S. 50 ° E. and N. 50 ° W. , and about a mile broad , lying at the distance of about half a mile from the mainland . Opposite to the south part of this , named by Mr. Puget KNIGHT'S ISLAND , is Eleanor's cove , which is the ...
... direction S. 50 ° E. and N. 50 ° W. , and about a mile broad , lying at the distance of about half a mile from the mainland . Opposite to the south part of this , named by Mr. Puget KNIGHT'S ISLAND , is Eleanor's cove , which is the ...
Page 71
... direction to the valley behind it , at the foot of the St. Elias Alps an unde- termined distance , this plateau , or a large part of it , is one great field of buried ice . Almost everywhere nothing is visible but bowlders , dirt and ...
... direction to the valley behind it , at the foot of the St. Elias Alps an unde- termined distance , this plateau , or a large part of it , is one great field of buried ice . Almost everywhere nothing is visible but bowlders , dirt and ...
Page 72
... direction of its axis as far as the eye could reach . Every- where , except where the pinnacles protruded and in a few spots on the face of the bluff , it was covered with a thick stratum of soil , gravel and stones , here and there ...
... direction of its axis as far as the eye could reach . Every- where , except where the pinnacles protruded and in a few spots on the face of the bluff , it was covered with a thick stratum of soil , gravel and stones , here and there ...
Page 91
... direction by the trails of bears . Continuing my tramp , I crossed broad snow - fields , climbed the ridge to the westward , and obtained a far - reaching , unobstructed view of the surrounding country . The elevation reached was only ...
... direction by the trails of bears . Continuing my tramp , I crossed broad snow - fields , climbed the ridge to the westward , and obtained a far - reaching , unobstructed view of the surrounding country . The elevation reached was only ...
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