The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... ground , but , we are told by Sir John Richardson , withered in the sun , and were blighted by the early August frosts . Dreary enough , at best , are these stunted forests , even when in all their summer gaiety— the sepulchral mossy ...
... ground , but , we are told by Sir John Richardson , withered in the sun , and were blighted by the early August frosts . Dreary enough , at best , are these stunted forests , even when in all their summer gaiety— the sepulchral mossy ...
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... ground near the shore , but the more elevated plains are still covered with their winter's coat . The black of the cliffs is relieved , not only by the patches of unmelted snow , but by the glaciers , which creep down from the interior ...
... ground near the shore , but the more elevated plains are still covered with their winter's coat . The black of the cliffs is relieved , not only by the patches of unmelted snow , but by the glaciers , which creep down from the interior ...
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... ground , " and in Siberia and North Russia " tūndren , " or " tūndras , " as the word has been Anglicised . They are also found in Lapland , where they are known to geographers under the much more classical name of terrę damnata ...
... ground , " and in Siberia and North Russia " tūndren , " or " tūndras , " as the word has been Anglicised . They are also found in Lapland , where they are known to geographers under the much more classical name of terrę damnata ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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