The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... climate . of the Arctic regions . There is probably no zone of the world extending over such a wide region of which the climate is so unvarying , either in its heat or cold . Spitzbergen in summer is very much the same as the mouth of ...
... climate . of the Arctic regions . There is probably no zone of the world extending over such a wide region of which the climate is so unvarying , either in its heat or cold . Spitzbergen in summer is very much the same as the mouth of ...
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... climate of the Arctic regions is severe , though generally not more so than that of Upper Canada and some of the Western States of America . The tem- perature may be low , but if the air be dry and still , the severity of the climate is ...
... climate of the Arctic regions is severe , though generally not more so than that of Upper Canada and some of the Western States of America . The tem- perature may be low , but if the air be dry and still , the severity of the climate is ...
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... climate - speaking comparatively , not positively , of the atmosphere of all California . There the common custom is to wear woollen clothing of the same thickness all the year round . In the interior of the State the climate is much ...
... climate - speaking comparatively , not positively , of the atmosphere of all California . There the common custom is to wear woollen clothing of the same thickness all the year round . In the interior of the State the climate is much ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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