The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... less elevated ranges , having a general parallelism to the sea - coast on that side . In the Old World , the develop- ment depends upon the direction of a great axis of elevation , which stretches , with little interruption , but with ...
... less elevated ranges , having a general parallelism to the sea - coast on that side . In the Old World , the develop- ment depends upon the direction of a great axis of elevation , which stretches , with little interruption , but with ...
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... less than a week the Arctic had 15,000 on board , and the Esquimaux 14,330 , though the season had not then finished . On the other hand , cases are by no means unfrequent in which vessels will cruise around - penetrating this " lead ...
... less than a week the Arctic had 15,000 on board , and the Esquimaux 14,330 , though the season had not then finished . On the other hand , cases are by no means unfrequent in which vessels will cruise around - penetrating this " lead ...
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... less and less , lumbering ceases to be a trade , and is only followed for the purpose of supplying domestic or farming wants . In the central regions of the Continent , indeed , the matériel itself ceases . When we cross the Rocky ...
... less and less , lumbering ceases to be a trade , and is only followed for the purpose of supplying domestic or farming wants . In the central regions of the Continent , indeed , the matériel itself ceases . When we cross the Rocky ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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