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... voyage had but small effect on subsequent Antarctic exploration for a very long time . Bellingshausen's immediate successor bent on discovery in the South Atlantic was James Weddell , who must have known of the Russian voyage as he was ...
... voyage had but small effect on subsequent Antarctic exploration for a very long time . Bellingshausen's immediate successor bent on discovery in the South Atlantic was James Weddell , who must have known of the Russian voyage as he was ...
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... voyage , the Antarctic . 24th . The sky was covered with clouds and there was a very light variable wind . We lost the east wind which had for so long enabled us to proceed according to our wish . At night the sea was covered with a ...
... voyage , the Antarctic . 24th . The sky was covered with clouds and there was a very light variable wind . We lost the east wind which had for so long enabled us to proceed according to our wish . At night the sea was covered with a ...
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... voyage , xiii ; voyage to Pacific , 1815-18 , xv , 289 ; quoted on Tuamotu Islands , 250 n .; island sighted by , 254 ; quoted on Venus Point , Otahiti , 257 ; on Matavai Bay , 259 ; on Pomare's widow , 266 ; on observance of Sunday at ...
... voyage , xiii ; voyage to Pacific , 1815-18 , xv , 289 ; quoted on Tuamotu Islands , 250 n .; island sighted by , 254 ; quoted on Venus Point , Otahiti , 257 ; on Matavai Bay , 259 ; on Pomare's widow , 266 ; on observance of Sunday at ...
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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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