Works, Volumes 91-92Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 57
... dark clouds . A large number of whales spouted in our neigh- bourhood . Blue and white and small black petrels , as well as ' pestrushki ' , flew about in flocks or rested on the water ; here and there albatrosses appeared swimming or ...
... dark clouds . A large number of whales spouted in our neigh- bourhood . Blue and white and small black petrels , as well as ' pestrushki ' , flew about in flocks or rested on the water ; here and there albatrosses appeared swimming or ...
Page 123
... petrels , some pestrushki and a few polar petrels . Towards night we clewed ... black sea birds about the same size as a white petrel were flying round us ... black petrels in great numbers flew round the ship , but we did not succeed in ...
... petrels , some pestrushki and a few polar petrels . Towards night we clewed ... black sea birds about the same size as a white petrel were flying round us ... black petrels in great numbers flew round the ship , but we did not succeed in ...
Page 132
... petrels and grey and common albatrosses , whilst a few whales were spouting . Mr Lazarev , Mr Kupriyanov , Mr Novosilski and Dr Galkin paid us a visit and remained with us all day . 9th . The night was very dark and a great deal of snow ...
... petrels and grey and common albatrosses , whilst a few whales were spouting . Mr Lazarev , Mr Kupriyanov , Mr Novosilski and Dr Galkin paid us a visit and remained with us all day . 9th . The night was very dark and a great deal of snow ...
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Lyeskov Visokoi and Zavodovski Islands | 3 |
Wandering and Sooty Albatrosses | 9 |
Banksia Blue Tit Honeyeater and Waratah | 17 |
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a.m. the wind albatrosses altered course anchor Antarctic appeared ashore Bellingshausen birds black petrels blew blue petrels boat Candlemas Islands canoes Cape Captain Cook chart chronometers clouds cocoa-nut colour continued coral covered crew dark daybreak deck east eastward farther fathoms feet fresh freshened frost Governor heavy horizon icebergs icefield island knots land latitude Lazarev light wind Long longitude look-out lunar distances Macquarie Macquarie Island midday midnight miles Mirnyi mist morning mountain natives navigation night noon north-east north-west o'clock observed officers Ono Island Otahiti Palliser Island passed penguins Peter I Island Port Jackson proceeded rain reef round Russian sazhen ship shore shortened sail side sight snow fell South Georgia south-east south-west southern staysail swell tack temperature thermometer thick weather top-gallant topsails turned Van Diemen's Land variation vessels Vostok voyage whales wind shifted Zavodovski