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Page 123
... fell . At 11.0 p.m. the whole horizon was shut out by thick mist . From 8.0 p.m. until 5.0 a.m. of the following morning , the rain and sleet continued . From this time on the wind became completely contrary . In order to get a more ...
... fell . At 11.0 p.m. the whole horizon was shut out by thick mist . From 8.0 p.m. until 5.0 a.m. of the following morning , the rain and sleet continued . From this time on the wind became completely contrary . In order to get a more ...
Page 397
... fell . We then close - reefed the topsail . Towards midnight the number of icebergs again increased . For this reason I gave orders to alter course a little more to the northward , lest we should find ourselves in a heavy sea among the ...
... fell . We then close - reefed the topsail . Towards midnight the number of icebergs again increased . For this reason I gave orders to alter course a little more to the northward , lest we should find ourselves in a heavy sea among the ...
Page 405
... fell ; at midnight the thermometer fell to freezing point . On the lower deck the temperature was 57 ° F. Having a large store of good wood which we had taken in at Port Jackson , we endeavoured by keeping fires going constantly to keep ...
... fell ; at midnight the thermometer fell to freezing point . On the lower deck the temperature was 57 ° F. Having a large store of good wood which we had taken in at Port Jackson , we endeavoured by keeping fires going constantly to keep ...
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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