The Polar World: a Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the GlobeHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 486 páginas |
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... seen in Norway . • • 13. Aurora seen in Greenland . 14. Group of Reindeer .. 15. Elks .. 16. The Musk - ox . 17. Argali .. ... 18. The Snowy Owl . 19. Bernide Goose .. 20. The Sea - eagle .. 21. Arctic Navigation . 22. Among Hummocks 23 ...
... seen in Norway . • • 13. Aurora seen in Greenland . 14. Group of Reindeer .. 15. Elks .. 16. The Musk - ox . 17. Argali .. ... 18. The Snowy Owl . 19. Bernide Goose .. 20. The Sea - eagle .. 21. Arctic Navigation . 22. Among Hummocks 23 ...
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... vast circle , embracing perhaps hundreds of thousands of years , round another star , and that we are constantly entering new regions of space untrav- · AURORA SEEN IN NORWAY . -- AURORA SEEN IN. 30 THE POLAR WORLD . Arctic Moonlight.
... vast circle , embracing perhaps hundreds of thousands of years , round another star , and that we are constantly entering new regions of space untrav- · AURORA SEEN IN NORWAY . -- AURORA SEEN IN. 30 THE POLAR WORLD . Arctic Moonlight.
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... SEEN IN NORWAY . -- AURORA SEEN IN GREENLAND . THE MUSK - OX . THE ARCTIC LANDS . 31 Aurora seen in Norway.
... SEEN IN NORWAY . -- AURORA SEEN IN GREENLAND . THE MUSK - OX . THE ARCTIC LANDS . 31 Aurora seen in Norway.
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... the brilliant moon , which for days continually circles around the horizon , never setting until she has run her long course of brightness . The. AURORA SEEN IN GREENLAND . THE MUSK - OX . 32 THE POLAR WORLD . Aurora seen in Greenland.
... the brilliant moon , which for days continually circles around the horizon , never setting until she has run her long course of brightness . The. AURORA SEEN IN GREENLAND . THE MUSK - OX . 32 THE POLAR WORLD . Aurora seen in Greenland.
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... seen to glow with a magical light . The dark sea , black as jet , forms a striking contrast to the white snow - plain or the distant ice - mountain ; all the outlines tremble as if they belonged to the unreal world of dreams . The ...
... seen to glow with a magical light . The dark sea , black as jet , forms a striking contrast to the white snow - plain or the distant ice - mountain ; all the outlines tremble as if they belonged to the unreal world of dreams . The ...
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