Works, Volumes 91-92Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 86
... side of the crater . Probably for these reasons the penguins had chosen the island for a dwelling - place , for from the base midway up the hill every spot was covered with them . The shore on the south- western side is sheer and ...
... side of the crater . Probably for these reasons the penguins had chosen the island for a dwelling - place , for from the base midway up the hill every spot was covered with them . The shore on the south- western side is sheer and ...
Page 93
... side of the island , whose hills were hidden by clouds . Off the middle of this side lie great submerged rocks , extending for 2 miles . Passing at a distance of 3 miles , we found a depth of 42 sazhen ( 49 fathoms ) . The Mirnyi ...
... side of the island , whose hills were hidden by clouds . Off the middle of this side lie great submerged rocks , extending for 2 miles . Passing at a distance of 3 miles , we found a depth of 42 sazhen ( 49 fathoms ) . The Mirnyi ...
Page 268
... sides stood broad bedsteads , of a European type , with yellow bed - covers . Leaving the house , we again passed over the enclosure on the other side , where , near a small hut , on mats spread on the ground , the King and his family ...
... sides stood broad bedsteads , of a European type , with yellow bed - covers . Leaving the house , we again passed over the enclosure on the other side , where , near a small hut , on mats spread on the ground , the King and his family ...
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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