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129 Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River ,
and along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean , in the years 1833 , 1834 , and 1835.
By Captain Back , R. N. , Commander of the Expedition . Philadelphia , 1836 . VII
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129 Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River ,
and along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean , in the years 1833 , 1834 , and 1835.
By Captain Back , R. N. , Commander of the Expedition . Philadelphia , 1836 . VII
.
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The principal portion of the land , in this region , lies between the 95th and 160th
degrees of east longitude , and comprehends territory partly without and partly
within the tropics . South of the equator and without the tropics we find the greater
...
The principal portion of the land , in this region , lies between the 95th and 160th
degrees of east longitude , and comprehends territory partly without and partly
within the tropics . South of the equator and without the tropics we find the greater
...
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However just this hypothesis may be in respect to some of the islands , it is most
certain , that others are formed by a different process ; that is , not by the
disappearance of portions of land already existing , but by the actual formation of
new ...
However just this hypothesis may be in respect to some of the islands , it is most
certain , that others are formed by a different process ; that is , not by the
disappearance of portions of land already existing , but by the actual formation of
new ...
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We ought not to omit adding , that if the formation of this class of islands were not
now well ascertained , -yet- many of them are so far from having the appearance
of any thing like the sloping sides of mountains on land ; that they are ...
We ought not to omit adding , that if the formation of this class of islands were not
now well ascertained , -yet- many of them are so far from having the appearance
of any thing like the sloping sides of mountains on land ; that they are ...
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... and land breezes . This regularity would probably not take place in the winter
months , when they do not prevail . " 2 . This statement can the case . 971
Meteorological Observations - On the Aurora Borealis — Specific Gravity of the
Surface ...
... and land breezes . This regularity would probably not take place in the winter
months , when they do not prevail . " 2 . This statement can the case . 971
Meteorological Observations - On the Aurora Borealis — Specific Gravity of the
Surface ...
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| Title | American Quarterly Review, Volume 20 Volumes 298-301 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 Library of American civilization |
| Editor | Robert Walsh |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea & Carey, 1836 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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