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Page 86
... mountain in the middle of it , its summit and sides covered with snow ; its steeper slopes , where the snow and ice could not lie , were dark in colour . The island is round , with a circum- ference of about 12 miles , but it is ...
... mountain in the middle of it , its summit and sides covered with snow ; its steeper slopes , where the snow and ice could not lie , were dark in colour . The island is round , with a circum- ference of about 12 miles , but it is ...
Page 198
... mountain was covered with snow , its height , in his opinion , would be 14,760 English feet . I believe that such a comparison of the height at which the snow begins on mountains in different hemispheres lacks foundation . For it is ...
... mountain was covered with snow , its height , in his opinion , would be 14,760 English feet . I believe that such a comparison of the height at which the snow begins on mountains in different hemispheres lacks foundation . For it is ...
Page 199
... mountain based on astronomical observations . Mr Lazarev makes the height of this mountain 8232 feet . Comparing these measurements , although differing considerably , we note all the same that the actual height of the mountain is much ...
... mountain based on astronomical observations . Mr Lazarev makes the height of this mountain 8232 feet . Comparing these measurements , although differing considerably , we note all the same that the actual height of the mountain is much ...
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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