The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... Siberia pines and other trees come down almost to the water's edge ; while over all Western Siberia , Arctic Russia , and Lapland , the tree - limit runs within the Arctic Circle ; trees extend even to the North Cape . In Greenland we ...
... Siberia pines and other trees come down almost to the water's edge ; while over all Western Siberia , Arctic Russia , and Lapland , the tree - limit runs within the Arctic Circle ; trees extend even to the North Cape . In Greenland we ...
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... Siberia the level lands , spread out from the eastern slopes of the mountains , change as they lose in altitude , and become more abrupt on their western slopes as they approach the Polar Sea . In the New World these tracts are called ...
... Siberia the level lands , spread out from the eastern slopes of the mountains , change as they lose in altitude , and become more abrupt on their western slopes as they approach the Polar Sea . In the New World these tracts are called ...
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... Siberia herds of tame reindeer stray away , and are said to go over the ice and be never seen again . In Greenland they are also found in vast numbers , and are very recklessly slaughtered by the Eskimo . Their skins are worth in ...
... Siberia herds of tame reindeer stray away , and are said to go over the ice and be never seen again . In Greenland they are also found in vast numbers , and are very recklessly slaughtered by the Eskimo . Their skins are worth in ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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