The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... continually being poured in in the form of the enormous snow covering which , winter after winter , for seven or eight months in the year , falls almost continuously on it ; the chinks are the fjords or valleys down which the glaciers ...
... continually being poured in in the form of the enormous snow covering which , winter after winter , for seven or eight months in the year , falls almost continuously on it ; the chinks are the fjords or valleys down which the glaciers ...
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... continually in danger from Indians , from hunger and thirst , from exposure , and his mode of life . While floating down some turbulent river in his " dug - out , " or travelling through a Rocky Mountain pass in the depth of winter in ...
... continually in danger from Indians , from hunger and thirst , from exposure , and his mode of life . While floating down some turbulent river in his " dug - out , " or travelling through a Rocky Mountain pass in the depth of winter in ...
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... continually shifting . The climate , as might be supposed from the foregoing description , is varied according to the region . If it can be compared with any portion of the world probably Western Europe would supply the nearest likeness ...
... continually shifting . The climate , as might be supposed from the foregoing description , is varied according to the region . If it can be compared with any portion of the world probably Western Europe would supply the nearest likeness ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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