The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 64
... stones for the naturalists , and , having reached the line of perpetual frost , * It must be remembered , however , that the map , plate 8 , is not from detailed surveys ; the portion referred to was sketched from a few stations only ...
... stones for the naturalists , and , having reached the line of perpetual frost , * It must be remembered , however , that the map , plate 8 , is not from detailed surveys ; the portion referred to was sketched from a few stations only ...
Page 65
... stones . The narrative contains an interesting account of the grand coast scenery from St. Elias to the eastern end of the Fairweather range ; but this does not at present claim atten- tion . While the Chatham continued her cruise ...
... stones . The narrative contains an interesting account of the grand coast scenery from St. Elias to the eastern end of the Fairweather range ; but this does not at present claim atten- tion . While the Chatham continued her cruise ...
Page 72
... 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 are named in the Pacific Coast Pilot , and their ...
... 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 are named in the Pacific Coast Pilot , and their ...
Page 89
... stones , mingled with sticks and bushes that had been under- mined , frequently rattled down its sides and splashed into the waters below . Further examination revealed the fact that scores of such kettles are scattered over the surface ...
... stones , mingled with sticks and bushes that had been under- mined , frequently rattled down its sides and splashed into the waters below . Further examination revealed the fact that scores of such kettles are scattered over the surface ...
Page 90
... stones , I came at length to the brink of a precipice of dirty ice more than a hundred feet high , at the foot of which flowed a swift stream of turbid water . A few hundred yards below , this stream suddenly disappeared beneath an arch ...
... stones , I came at length to the brink of a precipice of dirty ice more than a hundred feet high , at the foot of which flowed a swift stream of turbid water . A few hundred yards below , this stream suddenly disappeared beneath an arch ...
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