| 单词 | Spitzbergen |
| 例句 | Her mother was a silent-film actress and her father an engineer who was posted as a Soviet mining official to Spitzbergen, Norway. Maya Plisetskaya, Ballerina Who Embodied Bolshoi, Dies at 89 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z The instructions directed Buchan to proceed to the northward, between Spitzbergen and Greenland, without delay on the way, and use his best endeavours to reach the North Pole or its neighbourhood. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The new cape was half-way between Navy Cliff and Spitzbergen, thus narrowing by one-half the largest connecting waterway of the Arctic and the Atlantic Oceans. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The rich fisheries of Spitzbergen and the fur industry of the Hudson Bay Territory were the immediate fruit of his labours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z A European explorer, Andree, once went up from Spitzbergen in a balloon, and he was never heard of again. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z The vessel was on its way to Spitzbergen when news was brought to its captain that France had declared war upon Prussia. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z Later he reached Spitzbergen, where the ice to the north utterly baffled all his efforts to force a passage, and being short of supplies, he set sail for England. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Franklin had served as signal officer with Nelson at Trafalgar, was wounded while engaged under Packenham at the battle of New Orleans, and had commanded an arctic ship under Buchan in the Spitzbergen seas. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z He investigated the trade prospects at Bear Island, and recommended his patrons to seek higher game in Newland; hence he may be called the father of the English whale-fisheries at Spitzbergen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z You always gave me comfort, even when I was a boy in the wilds of Spitzbergen. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z We hoped against hope we would get clear before long, and still be in time to follow the old seals northwards toward Spitzbergen. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Baffin accompanied an expedition sent out by the Muscovy Company, consisting of six ships and a pinnace, and off Spitzbergen they encountered no less than eight Spanish, four French, two Dutch, and some Biscayan vessels. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z These may be compared to the similar deposits now forming in Greenland, Spitzbergen and other countries which are at present in a glacial condition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The failure of this second attempt satisfied the Muscovy Company, which thenceforward directed all its energies to the profitable Spitzbergen trade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z It was the ice-bound shores of the southernmost islands of Spitzbergen they had sighted. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z On May 2, Spitzbergen was sighted, and on the 25th they were off the coast of Iceland, where Nansen for a while planted his foot once more on firm land. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z In summer the coasts of Spitzbergen were found perfectly alive with animated nature. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Now they are not met with in great numbers, except on the shores of Spitzbergen and the remotest northern borders of America. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z We found ourselves upon the Tallard Bank, 30 miles north of our port, having been rapidly carried northwards by the Spitzbergen current. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z But I was going to say that instead of lying here for a week, you had better sail north with us, Spitzbergen way, and my men will help you to make off and tidy up. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z It was like melting the ice of Spitzbergen and restoring to it the tropical beauty and verdure it once enjoyed. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z The ships left the Nore on June 10th, 1773, and seventeen days later had reached the latitude of the southern part of Spitzbergen, without having met ice or experiencing cold. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z She continued, however, to follow the old seals north as far round as Spitzbergen. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The pigeon was a beauty, and as white as a Spitzbergen snow-bird. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z We cruised all round Spitzbergen, and all down the edge of the eastern pack ice. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z It was far away in the Greenland seas I was, sailing northwards towards Spitzbergen. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z But from the 5th of July onwards, when off Spitzbergen, they met immense fields, almost “one compact, impenetrable body,” and the most heroic and persevering efforts failed to penetrate it or find an opening. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z “I have, only not in Greenland proper, but in caves among the hills in Spitzbergen.” In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Spitzbergen, Panama, India—from 4 to 110 fathoms, burrowing in sand and mud. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z Their instructions were to sail due North, from a point between Greenland and Spitzbergen, making their way, if possible, through Behring's Straits. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z It breeds in the far north, in Greenland, Iceland, Spitzbergen, and Nova Zembla, and probably, also, along the shores of the White Sea. Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained 2011-07-11T02:00:07.857Z They proceeded as well as they could to Fair Haven, Spitzbergen, where the damages were in some sort repaired, and they sailed for home. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Between 1594 and 1597 four expeditions were sent out; they failed to find the passage but gained considerable knowledge of Nova Zembla and Spitzbergen. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Much of Europe is indicated, including Spain, Paris, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, which are named, England, Iceland, Spitzbergen, &c., which are not named. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z By the middle of May the water along the shore was sufficiently open to permit of their starting in the kayaks on the journey which they expected would end at Spitzbergen. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Yonder is the coast of Norway; we shall soon be at Spitzbergen. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z On May 28th, the weather being severe, with heavy fogs, the ships separated, to rejoin at Magdalena Bay, Spitzbergen, a few days later. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Then, to say nothing of Nova Scotia on the Eastern coast, there is coal in Spitzbergen, within the Arctic Circle, actually nearer our Eastern markets than the coal of Alaska. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z From 1861 to the present time the Swedish government has sent several expeditions to Spitzbergen and Greenland. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z The reason for this opinion was the belief that Spitzbergen was merely the most southerly point of a chain of islands, if not of an island continent, stretching away to the north. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Ice floats about us now, and here is a whale blowing; a whale, too, very near Spitzbergen. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The reports of several navigators who had visited Spitzbergen agreed in one point—that the ice to the northward was of a nature favourable to such a project. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The entrance into the ordinary fishing-stations on the western side of Spitzbergen was, on this occasion, occupied by ice of extraordinary breadth and compactness. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z His first ship came to grief at Spitzbergen. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 2011-01-04T03:01:14.690Z Owing to the tail-end of the Gulf Stream reaching as far as its shores, the seas round Spitzbergen are freer from ice than any other seas in equally high latitudes. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Before we leave the northern sea, we must not omit to mention the voyage by Spitzbergen northward, in 1818, of Captain Buchan in the "Dorothea," accompanied by Lieutenant Franklin, in the "Trent." The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z It was not till June 18th that a secure harbour for the vessel was found on the northern Spitzbergen coast, which was named accordingly Hecla Cove. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z As met with on the coast of Spitzbergen, this animal is found of the length, ordinarily, of twelve to fifteen feet, and eight to ten feet in circumference. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z By these it is divided, one part going into the polar basin of Spitzbergen, the other entering the Bay of Biscay, but each with a warmth considerably above the ocean temperature. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Failing in his attempt to get round by the north, he returned to Spitzbergen and saw how the waters were literally teeming with whales, walrus, seals, and other oil-giving animals. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z It may be an inlet only; but it is also very possible that by this channel ships might get into the Polar Sea, and sail by the north shore of Greenland to Spitzbergen. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The whole of them were under the direction of Professor Nordenskjöld, and a very decided addition to our knowledge of Spitzbergen has been the result. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The Spitzbergen animal, full grown, is about the bulk of an ox; its weight, as I have estimated it, being from fifteen to twenty-four hundredweight. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z So when they hoisted anchor at Spitzbergen after the flight across the Pole Byrd said to his companion Bennett, ‘Now we can fly the Atlantic.’ Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights 2010-12-25T03:00:15.953Z I had never observed it in the glaciers of Spitzbergen or Baffin's Bay, or in the icebergs of the shores and straits of Davis or Barrow. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. For it seemed to the fishers most desirable, if possible, to plant upon this island permanent establishments, and condemned convicts were offered, by the Russians, life and pardon, if they would winter in Spitzbergen. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Its object had been to reach as near the North Pole as might be, the route selected being that between Greenland and Spitzbergen. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Are starting to-day southwestward along the land, intending to cross over to Spitzbergen at the nearest point. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The widest channel of the three lies between Greenland and Europe, and this is bisected just south of 80� North by the island group of Spitzbergen. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 I get there and do not like the place, and say to myself it is too hot here, let me study the Arctic flora at Spitzbergen. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War The regiment knew exactly what it had done; it did not have to wait to be told by the Spitzbergen newspapers. Last Words Passing east, the line of zero rises again over the Atlantic Ocean until, in the meridian of Spitzbergen, it reaches, within the Arctic circle, up almost to the 75th parallel. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes There must still be a land farther west of this, between Franz Josef Land and Spitzbergen; Payer’s map could not be altogether wrong. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 For ships the most open way to the north lies to the west of Spitzbergen, as Parry found two generations ago. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 A change of climate might thus be produced in the ocean from Florida to Spitzbergen, and in many countries of North America, Europe, and Greenland. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Now, when the Kicking Twelfth had left Spitzbergen there was an average of six signalmen in each company. Last Words Some of these vessels were fitting for the capture of seals and walruses among the ice-fields of the Polar Sea, and also on the coast of Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia If we were on a new land, near Spitzbergen, why were the rosy gulls never seen there, while we had found them in flocks here to the north? Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 It is estimated that between Greenland and Spitzbergen about eighty or ninety cubic miles of water pour southward every day. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 “Yes, sir, according to your orders, right away for Spitzbergen.” Seven Frozen Sailors The Spitzbergen army was backed by tradition of centuries of victory. Last Words Their vessels followed the direction of the Gulf Stream, and the instructions given their commanders were to first make Spitzbergen, and thence proceed due north, and if possible find there a passage to the pole. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Perhaps we might there find a shorter route to Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 In his first voyage, explored the coast of Spitzbergen; in the second, part of Nova Zembla; in the third, the Hudson River; and in the last, Hudson Strait and part of the bay. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History In the still earlier Triassic age, nautili and ammonites inhabited the seas of Spitzbergen, where their fossil remains are now found. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras There was a fair position for the Spitzbergen artillery 2300 yards from the enemy. Last Words My forefathers, I knew, hunted bears at Spitzbergen; and as a boy I had heard all about the Arctic. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 My hope is that we shall drift into the channel between Franz Josef Land and Spitzbergen while we are lying here. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Frightful winter storms occasionally occur along the east coast of Greenland and off Spitzbergen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Similar indications of a recent milder climate are found in Spitzbergen. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Whereupon Major-General Richie, commanding a force of 7500 men of His Majesty of Spitzbergen, set in motion, with a few simple words, the machinery which would launch his army at the enemy. Last Words These should enjoy the advantages of the inhabitants of Spitzbergen, where, through the winter’s day, the stars shine clear as through the winter’s night.’ Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part They had just arrived from off the coast of Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 But the reader must please to receive a very different impression; nothing can give any fit idea of the tremendous tumult of a day of thaw at Spitzbergen. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Surprise has been expressed at the comparatively small number of Metropolitan policemen who hail from Spitzbergen. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 9, 1920 Far away, two regiments of Spitzbergen infantry were charging, and at the distance this charge looked like a casual stroll. Last Words But a still more extraordinary story is that of some Russians, who were left on the coast of Spitzbergen, where they were obliged to stay several years. The History of Sandford and Merton It is certainly a continuation of the deep channel which extends from the Atlantic Ocean northward between Spitzbergen and Greenland. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 On the other hand, supposing they went by the route south of Franz Josef Land, and south of Spitzbergen, they must have drifted at much higher speed. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Rocks of Old Red type, both lower and upper, are found in Spitzbergen and in Bear Island. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" To the left and ahead was a pounding Spitzbergen battery, and a toy suddenly appeared on the slope behind the guns. Last Words No species of tree or even shrub is found in any of the islands of Spitzbergen—a circumstance of the most alarming nature to our sailors. The History of Sandford and Merton Cape Flora, formation contrasted with that of Spitzbergen and Northeast Land, II, 553. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 In this manner the expedition will, as above indicated, probably drift across the Pole, and onward to the sea between Greenland and Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The balloon was taken on shipboard to Spitzbergen and there inflated in a tall shed built for the purpose. Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas It resembled the scenery in Spitzbergen; every man in the Kicking Twelfth had often confronted a dozen such farms with a composure which amounted to indifference. Last Words Extracts from a Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures of Four Russian Sailors, who were cast away on the Desert Island of East Spitzbergen. The History of Sandford and Merton Meanwhile, I suppose, this east wind is driving us westward, out to sea, in the direction of Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 A better route is that by Spitzbergen, which was essayed by Hudson, when his progress was blocked off Greenland. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Accordingly, on the 1st of July, the two vessels parted company, Ryp sailing for Spitzbergen, whilst we steered towards the south coast. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. The Twelfth reached a knoll, which the officers easily recognised as the place described by the cavalry as suitable for the Spitzbergen guns. Last Words The Farewell, following the route taken by the Neptune of Aberdeen in 1817, went to the north of Spitzbergen, as far as latitude 76°. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras We regretted that we had not at once pushed on for Spitzbergen; perhaps we should by this time have reached the much-talked-of sloop. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 By way of the sea between Greenland and Spitzbergen, several attempts have been made to penetrate the secrets of the domain of ice. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I At Wandorbus, in Norway, the day lasts from the 21st of May to the 22d of July, without interruption; and in Spitzbergen, the longest day lasts three months and a half. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements Formerly whales were principally taken in the North Seas: the largest were generally found about Spitzbergen, or Greenland, some of them measuring ninety feet in length. A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 1824 And the journal of a residence of two years on the Mulgrave Islands; with observations on the manners and customs of the inhabitants But tell me, Doctor, is it to Spitzbergen, Greenland, or Labrador that we have to sail, or to Hudson's Bay? The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras If the Fram does not go to the bottom, and the drift is as I believe it to be, we shall reach the open sea between Spitzbergen and Greenland.” Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 It was north of Spitzbergen that Edward Parry made his attempt in 1827, above alluded to. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I In the extent of five hundred leagues, which separates Greenland from Spitzbergen, no land has been found. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories Far away north, in Spitzbergen, evidence of the luxuriant vegetation of past ages has been found; and the explanation of these great climatic changes has long been a puzzle. Pioneers of Science In 1817 the Neptune, of Aberdeen, went to the north of Spitzbergen, as far as latitude 82°. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Only let it blow on; if it has set us northwest it can also set us southwest, and eventually out towards our goal—towards Franz Josef Land or Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 In further disproof of this assumption it may be stated that Siberian driftwood is found north of Spitzbergen in the strong southerly current, against which Parry fought in vain. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Spitzbergen, the land of "pointed mountains," is said to be very beautiful. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In Spitzbergen is home, and every spring they make the long and dangerous passage to it. Birds in the Bush In 1826 the celebrated Parry, after his third voyage in polar seas, started also from the extremity of Spitzbergen, and on sledges went one hundred and fifty miles farther north. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Spitzbergen is good enough, and if we are as far west as we seem to be, I have greater hope than before of finding slacker ice and open water; and then for Spitzbergen! Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 If we examine the ocean soundings, we at once find a conclusive reason why the main outlet must lie between Spitzbergen and Greenland. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I Its botanical garden is situated about a mile from the town, and contains among other interesting and finely arranged specimens, a collection of Alpine plants from Spitzbergen and Iceland. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Why should they prefer Labrador and Greenland, Iceland and Spitzbergen, to more southern countries? Birds in the Bush He started two immense industries, the Spitzbergen whale fisheries and the Hudson Bay fur trade; and he brought the Dutch to Manhattan Island. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. ‘Oh, we’ll just have to remain with them a day or two,’ said Johansen, ‘and then we’ll have to go on to Spitzbergen, else it will be too long before we get home.’ Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The methods of advance have been tested on four main routes: the Smith Sound route, the sea route between Greenland and Spitzbergen, Franz Josef Land route, and the Bering Strait route. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I From Tromsöe vessels are fitted for exploration towards the North Pole; some for the capture of seals and walruses among the ice-fields, and also on the coast of Spitzbergen. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The huge volcano on Jan Mayen island, between Greenland and Spitzbergen, is still in action. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest I feel I should not be surprised, when daylight came, to find that the appearance of my neighbourhood had become like Spitzbergen’s. Waiting for Daylight We were, however, obliged to stop for the winter somewhere north here, and are now on our route to Spitzbergen.’ Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 If all has gone well, we shall now direct our course for the Seven Islands, north of Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I So Pierre an' me, in due time, found our way back to the ship, which was stationed in the Spitzbergen Sea.' The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys Numbers of whales were in sight of Spitzbergen on the same day, which the people made an unsuccessful attempt to catch. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Captain Beechey mentions, that his party in 1818, as they were off the coast of Spitzbergen, by setting on fire some fat of the walrus, soon attracted a bear to their close vicinity. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. I consequently thought we should have good use for our kayaks on the journey to Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The line of this year’s drift continued will cut the northeast island of Spitzbergen, and take us as far north as 84° 7′, in 75° east longitude, somewhere N.N.E. of Franz Josef Land. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I They sailed June 2, 1773, and made Spitzbergen on the 28th; but after great exertions, they found the ice to the northward utterly impenetrable. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages Excursions both by sea and land were frequently made when the weather would permit; and they endeavored to kill whales and narwhals in the different bays on the east coast of Spitzbergen. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Originally fitted with luxurious saloons and cabins for tourists to Greenland and Spitzbergen, the Endurance is a very different ship to-day. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 This species has since been found by me in 1882 in the Upper Jurassic strata of Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 First Hudson sailed north and then east, to the coast of what is now called Spitzbergen, after which he sailed along the shore of Greenland to the north. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. At Bosekop we lost Pastor Hvoslef, and took on board the chief of the mission, the Catholic Bishop of the Arctic Zone—for I believe his diocese includes Greenland, Spitzbergen, and Polar America. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland She carried fourteen men, and was destined for Spitzbergen. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Spitzbergen and the polar regions of our globe are furnaces compared with what must be the Neptunian temperature. Astronomy for Amateurs Waiting, however, is not always the easiest of work, and we began seriously to think of setting off again for Spitzbergen. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 He had established a "farthest north" that has only been equaled by modern explorers, and his voyages near Spitzbergen had resulted in profitable fisheries. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. He had himself been to Spitzbergen, and as far north as the 80th parallel of latitude. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 The intense cold of the climate prevents the growth of vegetables, and no species of tree or shrub is found on the islands of Spitzbergen. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. On the 14th of the same month, in 33° 23', the master's mate and the boatswain of the vessel landed upon a shore which formed the northern part of Spitzbergen. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Why did we not continue our journey to Spitzbergen? Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 He might well be called an old salt who had been wrecked on Spitzbergen before I was born. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) In the opinion of some of the walrus-hunters there are indications that this unknown land is inhabited, for it has repeatedly been stated that marked reindeer have been taken on Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II On the 30th of August 1633, the Dutch fleet sailed from North-Bay, in Spitzbergen, leaving seven men behind, who had agreed to winter there. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. They soon arrived to the south of Spitzbergen, at Bear Island, upon which they landed on the 11th of June. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World If we had pursued our course to Spitzbergen we should thus have dropped into the very middle of all this. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 There were Nova Zembla and Spitzbergen, and though there were dreams of an open Polar Sea, no one was disturbing it. A Little Girl in Old New York Thus for instance during my many landings at Horn Sound, Bell Sound, Ice Fjord, Foreland Sound, and King's Bay, on the west coast of Spitzbergen, I have never seen a single bear. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II A proposal was therefore promulgated through the Greenland fleet, for seven seamen to offer to remain a winter in St. Maurice’s Island, and also for other seven to winter in Spitzbergen. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. He did his best to carry out his instructions and, sailing along the northern shore of Spitzbergen, reached latitude 81° 30' north. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Like the Spitzbergen flora, it does not indicate a particularly genial climate, although doubtless enormously more so than that of the present day. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Never had any explorers wintered in such high latitudes before, excepting perhaps in Spitzbergen. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold None of the contagious diseases which of late years have raged so dreadfully among the reindeer in northern Europe has ever, at least during the last fifty years, been common on Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Contrary winds on the passage prevented the ship from reaching the place of her destination, and drove her towards East Spitzbergen, directly opposite to the residence of the mariners. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Spitzbergen is sometimes called No Man's Land, since Norway and Sweden have not been able to agree in regard to its possession. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Not one has with certainty been seen in Spitzbergen, and if my supposition is right, this should not be far off. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 On the 25th of July, South Cape, the southern extremity of Spitzbergen, was sighted, and the vessels proceeded along the coast northward between Prince Charles Foreland and the mainland till Fair Haven was reached. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The fox is rather common both on Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II De Echingham would as soon have received marching orders for Spitzbergen. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him During the early part of the seventeenth century—the most profitable period—upward of three hundred Dutch ships and fifteen thousand men annually visited Spitzbergen. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania If there was no one waiting at home, a winter in Spitzbergen would be quite enticing. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 It consisted of Nordenskïold, Palander, and nine men, who intended to proceed to the Seven Islands which will be found on the map north of Spitzbergen. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold On Spitzbergen it is called the "Greenland eider," on Greenland the "Spitzbergen eider," which appears to indicate that in neither place is it quite at home. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II It was a warm, pleasant day, with the thermometer at thirty-six in the shade; they were a hundred and seventy-two miles from Spitzbergen, where the Hecla lay at anchor. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole They reached latitude 86° 14'; finding that the ice was drifting southward, they made for Franz Josef Land, where they spent the winter, and then started for Spitzbergen. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The Farewell, following the track taken in 1817 by the Neptune from Aberdeen, got up to the north of Spitzbergen as far as the seventy-sixth degree of latitude. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras The picture of this meeting on the ice between Cook and Whitney gave us the impression of another Nansen and Jackson at Spitzbergen. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell If, therefore, as several circumstances in fact indicate, an immigration of reindeer to Spitzbergen does take place, it must be from some still unknown Polar land situated to the north-north-east. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Born in 1832 in Finland, he had taken part in an Arctic expedition in 1861, which attempted to reach the North Pole by means of dog-sledges from the north coast of Spitzbergen. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole This balloon, with necessary accessories, was shipped to Danes Island, one of the Spitzbergen group. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania "And the cruise of the Farewell under him that got lost in the Spitzbergen seas!" said Clifton. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras Captain Hudson proceeded northwest from England, and tried to pass between Greenland and Spitzbergen and sail across the north pole into the Pacific. Discoverers and Explorers The life of the wild reindeer is best known from Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Three years later he was appointed to lead an expedition to Spitzbergen, which succeeded in reaching the highest northern latitude which any ship had yet attained. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole These are Greenland, Iceland, Spitzbergen, the most northerly parts of Norway and Sweden, and the extreme north cape of Siberia. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria In 1826 the celebrated Parry, after his third voyage to the Polar Seas, started also from Spitzbergen Point, and by the aid of sledge-boats went a hundred and fifty miles northward. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras Failing in this attempt, he made a second voyage, during which he tried to pass between Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla. Discoverers and Explorers It is more common on Bear Island and Spitzbergen than on Novaya Zemlya, and scarcely appears to breed in any considerable numbers on the last-named place. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II A barrier of ice forbade further advance; but, sailing along the edge of this barrier—the first navigator to do so—he made for the coast of Spitzbergen, already roughly charted by Barents. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole We have been a clerk, and know what it is to have the fires of Vesuvius raging within, while under the necessity of exhibiting the cool aspect of Spitzbergen without. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables As Lewis remarked, they seemed to have been suddenly transported to within the Arctic circle, and got lost among the ice-mountains of Spitzbergen or Nova Zembla. Rivers of Ice They had relayed the message to Wrangel and Spitzbergen Islands—but the stations there reported similarly. Tarrano the Conqueror This bird is very common on Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II To this end he had sailed to Spitzbergen in his old ship the Hecla, many of his old shipmates sailing with him. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole “Oh, but if there are none at Spitzbergen, and we don’t find the Ice Blink, we must go somewhere else.” Steve Young This passage, when found, will be obtained by standing north between Nova Zembla and Spitzbergen, and thence over the Pole, inclining first eastward above Europe, and thence westward for some distance, to Behring's Straits. A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World But if you wish to see the great northern diver in abundance, you must go beyond the Hebrides, towards Labrador, Iceland, and Spitzbergen. Chatterbox, 1905. This beautiful bird is common everywhere on the coasts of Spitzbergen, but rather rare on Novaya Zemlya. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II They arrived off the coast of Spitzbergen about the middle of May 1827. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole “But there’ll be plenty of walrus when we get to Spitzbergen?” Steve Young All islands in the Mediterranean, all islands in the North Sea have been opened, except Spitzbergen. Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957 The Virgo was therefore steering for the lonely shores of Spitzbergen, six hundred miles south of the Pole. Chatterbox, 1905. It is not rare on Spitzbergen, and it is exceedingly common, perhaps even the commonest bird on the north coast of Asia. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Franklin had made himself a name by work done in the Spitzbergen waters; he was to succeed in the end where others had failed in finding the North-West Passage. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Ireland is, and Scotland, and Norway; then Spitzbergen was, and now this place seems to be the same.” Steve Young But Sally never tries to refrigerate her with the Spitzbergen glare which she uses on us collectively when she goes to the theater. Homeburg Memories It seems that the captain of the sealer Aiken, which was cruising near Spitzbergen, saw this bird in the rigging of his boat. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls The walrus, however, did not then occur here in such abundance as they did at the same time on Spitzbergen and Bear Island, which evidently formed their principal haunts. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II They thought it was Greenland, but it was really Spitzbergen, of which he was thus the discoverer. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole The Cape Columbia tides are even earlier than the tides along the northern coast of the Spitzbergen Islands. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club On the ninth it veered, and instead of reaching the west of Spitzbergen, the place of rendezvous for the vessels employed annually in the whale-fishery, it was driven eastward of those islands. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 The Snow Queen has her summer tent there, but her permanent castle is up at the North Pole, on the island which is called Spitzbergen!' Stories from Hans Andersen The burgomaster is common everywhere along the coasts of Novaya Zemlya and Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II He never landed on the coast of Spitzbergen: so we have no further account of this Arctic discovery. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole He carried a number of reindeer with him to his base in Spitzbergen, purposing to use these animals to drag his sledges. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club A few days brought her near one of them, known as East Spitzbergen. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 Bailly rather places that nation at Spitzbergen, Greenland, or Nova Zembla, whose climate may have changed. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men They have evidently been driven away thence in the same way as they are now being driven away from Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The fiords and islets of west Greenland, the ice-floes and glaciers of Spitzbergen, the tidal phenomena of Hudson's Strait, and the geographical secrets of the far-northern bay were all familiar to him. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Leaving Spitzbergen on June 23 with twenty-eight men, he pushed northward. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club The former extends as far as Spitzbergen; the latter, sweeping along by the Madeira and Canary Islands, returns to the equator, completing the circuit. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. I had no more letters from him; but he has told me that he got to Spitzbergen, and in a whaler to the edge of the great arctic ice-field. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College For all the ivory gulls which have their home on Spitzbergen there were doubtless required several hundred such breeding-places as that at Murchison Bay. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II His surmises about the Fram proved correct; she drifted south, and eventually reached Spitzbergen. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 56, December 2, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Spitzbergen is one of a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Sweden, and east of Greenland. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 54, November 18, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Before coming to America, Henry Hudson, an Englishman in Dutch service, had sailed to the east coast of Greenland, visited Spitzbergen, and attempted to find a northeast passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 You remember that he started from Spitzbergen in a balloon, hoping to sail across the North Pole. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 48, October 7, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Quite certainly we shall here, in opposition to what has been hitherto supposed, meet with the same abundance of animals and plants as in the sea round Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Spitzbergen and Greenland are famous for their extensive glaciers, coming down to the sea-shore, where huge masses of ice, many hundred feet in thickness, break off and float away into the ocean as icebergs. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 We told you about Mr. Andrée, who made an effort last year to reach the North Pole by balloon, and who intended to repeat the experiment this year from Spitzbergen. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 40, August 12, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Every face was as round and red as a Spitzbergen apple. David Lockwin—The People's Idol Of course, Spitzbergen enjoys an invincible advantage at present, as its wild life is being carefully preserved. Draft of a Plan for Beginning Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador The statement, which was evidently called forth by the wish to monopolise the Spitzbergen whale-fishing for England, can be shown to be incorrect. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II They form an appendix to the Account of a Voyage to Spitzbergen, by Mr John Laing, Surgeon, published at Edinburgh, 1815. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time These banks lie nearly 650 feet above the present mean level of the sea, and reappear, according to Keilhau and Eugene Robert, in a north-northwest direction on the coasts of Spitzbergen, opposite the North Cape. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 In this way in one day they are said to have skimmed the problems of Spitzbergen, Morocco, Dantzig, and the feeding of the enemy populations, leaving each problem where they had found it. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference So there is nothing absurd in expecting people to come to Labrador to-morrow when they are going to Spitzbergen, far north of the Arctic Circle to-day. Draft of a Plan for Beginning Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador In respect to the nature of the ice, there is a complete dissimilarity between the Kara Sea and the sea north and east of Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II But there is no part of the civilised world, from Spitzbergen to Timbuctoo, where Birmingham made eyes are not to be seen, even the callous "heathen Chinee" buying them in large quantities. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically Perhaps the circumstance of the reindeer wintering at Spitzbergen may also be considered a proof of a comparatively temperate climate. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 In addition to the regions previously enumerated, Miocene strata are known to be developed in Greenland, Iceland, Spitzbergen, and in other areas of less importance. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science In Spitzbergen, 79 degrees north, vegetation ascends the mountain slopes to a height of 3,000 feet, but on every land within or near the antarctic circle the snow-line descends to the water's edge. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 On the other hand, the Norwegian voyages to Spitzbergen for the seal and walrus-hunting, begun in the end of last century, still go on. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The aim was to cross between Spitzbergen and Greenland; but the companion vessel, the Dorothea, being greatly injured by the ice, the two had to return to England, after reaching the eightieth degree of latitude. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs The shores of the strait, like all the rest in Spitzbergen, are lined with immense quantities of driftwood, wherever the nature of the coast will allow it to land. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 Even in Spitzbergen, as far north as lat. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science Crossing Spitzbergen, the car was frosted over with ice needles, which, however, were soon thawed by a warmer current of air. A Trip to Venus On the 8th August and 2nd September of the same year, I examined, north of Spitzbergen, in 80° N.L., and 13° to 15° E.L., the layer of snow that there covered the ice. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The fishery for whales near Spitzbergen was first undertaken by the company in 1597. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson We had favourable winds to carry us clear of Spitzbergen; but after the 3d of September, and between the parallels of 70° and 60°, were detained by continual southerly and southwesterly breezes for a fortnight. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 This hut reminded me of the one described by the four Russian sailors that were left to winter on the island of Spitzbergen. The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America Barentz, an Arctic explorer, born in Friesland; discovered Spitzbergen, and doubled the NE. extremity of Nova Zembla, in 1596, and died the same year. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge But east of Svjatoinos the ice began to increase in size and assume the same appearance as the ice north of Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II In the last voyage they reached Spitzbergen; but after striving in vain to penetrate to the north-east, they were obliged to winter on the north coast of Nova Zembla, in 76° latitude. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Lady D.—I believe we shall go to Spitzbergen ourselves. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 402, Supplementary Number (1829) Having reached the coast of Spitzbergen, a heavy gale drove the ship among packed ice, where she was entangled for several weeks, to the 6th of June. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 278, Supplementary Number (1828) Spitzbergen, the name of an Arctic archipelago lying 400 m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge It is even possible that small icebergs may be projected from the last-mentioned place, and thence drift out into the sea on the east coast of Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II In his second voyage, which was undertaken in 1608, he endeavoured to sail between Nova Zembla and Spitzbergen, but unsuccessfully: of this and his first voyage we have very imperfect accounts. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson All preparations were completed by the summer of 1896, and on June 7th the party embarked at Gothenburg with all necessaries on board, arriving at Spitzbergen on June 21st. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation He pointed out to the English the way to the whale fishery at Spitzbergen, and opened up a trade with the northern parts of Russia. Men of Invention and Industry Jan Mayen Land, a volcanic island, 35 m. in length, situated in the Arctic Ocean between Iceland and Spitzbergen; is the head-quarters of considerable seal and whale fisheries; discovered in 1611 by a Dutch navigator. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge No iceberg had been seen, nor any large glacier ice-blocks, such as on the coasts of Spitzbergen replace the Greenland icebergs. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II North and South are relative in the sense that I am North of Bournemouth and South of Spitzbergen. Heretics Amsterdam Island, at the north-west corner of Spitzbergen, is visible upon our starboard quarter—a rugged line of volcanic rocks, intersected by white seams, which represent glaciers. The Captain of the Polestar One of them was a big, snow-white fellow from Spitzbergen who had been brought away by a whaling captain, and who had later accompanied a Geological Survey into the Barrens. The Call of the Wild After leaving the Gulf of Florida, we went in the direction of Spitzbergen. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea At all such cliffs there breed on Spitzbergen millions of sea fowl, which are met with out on the surrounding sea in great flocks searching for their food. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II But if there be any doubt of the position of the North Pole, there is in equal degree a doubt of whether I am South of Spitzbergen at all. Heretics Our old driver—not the master, who had accompanied us to the plateau, but his employé—seemed to have no more idea of the real distance of St. Amans than of Spitzbergen. The Roof of France From Spitzbergen through the Arctic, and across Canada and the Barrens, he had held his own with all manner of dogs and achieved to mastery over them. The Call of the Wild Would it touch at Spitzbergen, or on the shores of Nova Zembla? Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea No traces of glaciers were visible, not even such small collections of ice as are to be found everywhere on Spitzbergen where the land rises a few hundred feet above the surface of the sea. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Unable to get into it, they swam out to sea, never stopping till they reached Spitzbergen. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks It is a fragment of palm leaf of some kind, found impressed in a bit of rock from Spitzbergen. Three Dramas It is more common at Hope Island, and Witsen states that large herds have been seen between Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Herr Mack had met him accidentally on board the steamer; he had come from Spitzbergen with some collections of scales and small sea-creatures; they called him Baron. Pan Such glaciers occur in large numbers on the coasts of Spitzbergen, and they are there of the same height as similar evenly-cut glaciers on Greenland. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Some writers have thought it was in Sweden, others in Spitzbergen, others in Africa, in Palestine, in America. Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic How long had that scrap of wreck gone wandering down the Gulf Stream, from Newfoundland into the Mid-Atlantic, and hitherward on its homeless voyage toward the Spitzbergen shore? Prose Idylls, New and Old "The only tree growing in Spitzbergen is the dwarf willow, which rises to the vast height of two inches! towering with great pride above the mosses, lichens, and a few other cumbent plants." The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea It is a very bold bird, and only inhabits the high northern latitudes, in Finmark, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and Spitzbergen. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Of this ice are formed most of the ice-fields in the seas east of Greenland, north of Spitzbergen, between Spitzbergen and the north island of Novaya Zemlya, and north of Behring's Straits. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The present reindeer of Greenland and Spitzbergen seem to agree most closely with the barren-ground, while the southern forms are nearest to the woodland, and these are said to also resemble the reindeer of Siberia. American Big Game in Its Haunts The sovereignty of the archipelago of Spitzbergen to be granted to Norway. The Peace Negotiations A Personal Narrative Spitzbergen is a group of three large islands, and a number of lesser ones near the North Pole. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea A very illustrious Scandinavian explorer, visiting Edinburgh, declared, as soon as he saw the sections of boulder-clay exhibited near that city, that this was the very substance which he saw forming in the Spitzbergen ice-fiords. Town Geology The ptarmigan here is not indeed so plump and good as the Spitzbergen ptarmigan during winter, but in any case provided us with an always welcome, if scanty change from the tiresome preserved meat. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II My constitution is so case-hardened that I believe I could live all the year at Spitzbergen. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves Astronomy is intensely interesting; it should be done at night, in a high tower in Spitzbergen. Literary Lapses The whole history reconstructed itself in his mind, to the time when a sheet of ice clothed the land, reaching the Atlantic sea-board, as it now does the coast of Spitzbergen and the Arctic shores. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence In Lapland and Spitzbergen no one uses native ice in our day, except the bears and the walruses. Following the Equator — Part 1 Two vessels were fitted out, but instead of sailing to Japan, they went to Spitzbergen to the whale-fishing. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II There the Snow-queen has her summer palace, but her best palace is up by the North Pole, on the island called Spitzbergen.' The Pink Fairy Book The forests of the arctic zone in tertiary times contained at least three other species of Sequoia, as determined by their remains, one of which, from Spitzbergen, also much resembles the common redwood of California. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism Here follows a description of the garden; it is a picture of a glorious world, of that age when the climate of the Bahamas extended to Spitzbergen. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel The Spitzbergen things are very different, and I have taken sundry looks at them and put them by again to let my thoughts ripen. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 It was in fact the large group of islands, which afterwards obtained the name Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II We have met with Bruce before: first in the Bal�na in 1892, and afterwards with Mr. Andrew Coats in Spitzbergen. The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2 The same Sequoia which abounds in the same miocene formations in Northern Europe has been abundantly found in those of Iceland, Spitzbergen, Greenland, Mackenzie River, and Alaska. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism But when the lemon and the banana grew in Spitzbergen, as geology assures us they did in pre-glacial days, where was the cold to come from? Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel In northern Greenland there were luxuriant forests of magnolias, figs, and cycads; and a similar flora has been disinterred from the Cretaceous rocks of Alaska and Spitzbergen. The Elements of Geology To confirm this statement the merchants proposed that the logs of the Spitzbergen fleet for the year 1655 should be examined. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II In Europe not a doubt was thrown on this observation of the stations in Finmark and Spitzbergen. Robur the Conqueror Even in Spitzbergen, as far north as latitude 78 degrees 56', no less than ninety-five species of fossil plants have been obtained, including Taxodium of two species, hazel, poplar, alder, beech, plane-tree, and lime. The Student's Elements of Geology It was precisely during the age when a warm climate prevailed in Spitzbergen and North Greenland that these erratics were dropped down on the plains of Italy! Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel At least I would have it to be Spitzbergen, and I was in no humour to give up this notion. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth But the hunting voyages of the Russians to Spitzbergen have also long ceased. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Thence, plunging into the mists of the frozen sea, he ultimately sighted the western mountains of Spitzbergen. Letters from High Latitudes Should we unhappily in some future political annexation send a military force to Spitzbergen, we shall probably omit the warming-pans and fuel, but supply a shipload of refrigerators and "Family Ice Machines." Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 Before we leave the Northern Sea, we must not omit to mention the voyage by Spitzbergen northward, in 1818, of Captain Buchan in the Dorothea, accompanied by Lieutenant Franklin, in the Trent. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage To the east there was only one in the 80th degree of north latitude, the Esk in Jan Mayen Island, not far from Spitzbergen! A Journey to the Interior of the Earth The supply, however, was by no means so abundant as during the hatching season on Greenland, Spitzbergen, or Novaya Zemlya. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II We had come about eighty miles since leaving Spitzbergen. Letters from High Latitudes I have noticed that Providence is indifferent about Mexico and Spitzbergen. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Ice floats about us now, and here is a whale blowing; a whale, too, very near Spitzbergen. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage Here we remained one week, laying in an extra supply of provisions and several casks of drinking-water, and then sailed toward Spitzbergen. The Smoky God, or, a voyage to the inner world The sea must then have been open very far to the north-west On the west coast of Spitzbergen the sea in winter is seldom completely frozen within sight of land. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Even the run on shore at Spitzbergen had not sufficed to repair her shattered constitution, and the bad weather we had had ever since completed its ruin. Letters from High Latitudes Now,' says I, 'you frog-hearted, language-shy, stiff-necked cross between a Spitzbergen sea cook and a muzzled oyster, you resume where you left off in your discourse on the weather.' Sixes and Sevens For it seemed to the fishers most desirable, if possible, to plant upon this island permanent establishments, and condemned convicts were offered, by the Russians, life and pardon, if they would winter in Spitzbergen. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage After many narrow escapes, we arrived at Spitzbergen on the 23d of June, and anchored at Wijade Bay for a short time, where we were quite successful in our catches. The Smoky God, or, a voyage to the inner world The history of the Spitzbergen hunting has not yet been written in a satisfactory way, and is in many respects very obscure. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II I will write to you again before setting sail for Spitzbergen. Letters from High Latitudes I have just been cutting the leaves of your book, and have been very much pleased and surprised at your note about what you wrote in Spitzbergen. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 It may be an inlet only; but it is also very possible that by this channel ships might get into the Polar Sea and sail by the north shore of Greenland to Spitzbergen. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage They were as much out of the pale of the civilised world as if they had been banished to Dahomey or Spitzbergen. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 Of their hunting voyages we know very little, but that they had been widely prosecuted is shown by the remains of their dwellings or huts on nearly all the fjords of Spitzbergen. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Unable to get his ship even as far north as Phipps had gone, he determined to leave her in a harbour in Spitzbergen, and push across the sea in boats and sledges. Letters from High Latitudes You have indeed good right to speak confidently about the habits of wild birds and animals; for I should think no one beside yourself has ever sported in Spitzbergen and Southern Africa. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Oh yes, and pictures of Greenland and Spitzbergen too, with glaciers in the sea. Madam How and Lady Why But during the greater part of the seventeenth century, this paradise was as little known to the civilised world as Spitzbergen or Greenland. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 All the birds named occurred only in inconsiderable numbers, and there was nothing found here resembling the life which prevails on a Spitzbergen fowl-island. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II About the same period as when the party of Dutch sailors were left at Jan Mayen, a similar experiment was tried in Spitzbergen. Letters from High Latitudes I am much more willing to admit your Norwego-Greenland connecting land than most other cases, from the nature of the rocks in Spitzbergen and Bear Island. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 There, in company with three or four comrades, he starts on a fishing cruise along the Murman coast, or, it may be, off the coast of Spitzbergen. Russia Captain Sabine has pointed out Maranham and Spitzbergen as places most favourable to the comparison. Reflections on the Decline of Science in England The white whale is taken in nets not only by the Norwegians at Spitzbergen, but also by the Russians and Samoyeds at Chabarova. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II During the whole period of our stay in Spitzbergen, we had enjoyed unclouded sunshine. Letters from High Latitudes Greenland and Spitzbergen are fragments of a continent that then bore a luxuriant growth of ferns and cycads, and housed large reptiles that could not now live thousands of miles south of it. The Story of Evolution It is therefore no longer the whale, but other species of animals which attract the hunter to the coasts of Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II On Spitzbergen the snowy owl is very rare; but on Novaya Zemlya and the North coast of Asia—where the lemming, which is wanting on Spitzbergen, occurs in great crowds—it is common. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Quite otherwise was the whale regarded on Spitzbergen some few years after Burrough's voyage by the Dutch and English whalers. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II It is quite possible, therefore, that the north-west extremity of Spitzbergen may be comparatively clear, while the whole of its southern coasts are enveloped in belts of ice of enormous extent. Letters from High Latitudes Semi-tropical vegetation is found in Spitzbergen and the Antarctic, as well as in North Europe, Asia, and America, and in Australasia; corals and sea-lilies flourish at any part of the earth's surface. The Story of Evolution After having lain a whole year on the beach at Spitzbergen they may be taken on board a vessel without any great inconvenience, a proof that putrefaction proceeds with extreme slowness in the Polar regions. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II It was not until the 14th of August, five days after quitting Spitzbergen, that we lost sight of it altogether. Letters from High Latitudes They therefore expressed themselves with great irritation against the tourists who sometimes came to Spitzbergen, and in this way destroyed the hunting. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II My intention was to go first to Bear Island, and ascertain for myself in what direction the ice was lying to the southward of Spitzbergen. Letters from High Latitudes Evergreens which now need the warmth of Italy or the Riviera then flourished in Lapland and Spitzbergen. The Story of Evolution He was sailing home to Hull, after fishing the Spitzbergen waters, and had sighted the huge mountain which forms the northern extremity of Jan Mayen, on his way south. Letters from High Latitudes A similar deterioration in the temperature, both of Spitzbergen and Greenland, has also been observed. Letters from High Latitudes The white whale or beluga, of equal size with the narwhal, on the other hand, occurs in large shoals on the coasts of Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya, especially near the mouths of fresh-water streams. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II If a continuous field of ice lay 150 miles off the southern coast of Spitzbergen, what would be the chance of getting to the land by going further north? Letters from High Latitudes If it were possible to reach Spitzbergen, I was determined to do so. Letters from High Latitudes Although perpetually baffled by the ice, Hudson at last succeeded in reaching the north-west extremity of Spitzbergen, but finding his further progress arrested by an impenetrable barrier of fixed ice, he was forced to return. Letters from High Latitudes When Wilson came in with my hot water, I could not help triumphantly remarking to him,—"Well, Wilson, you see we've got to Spitzbergen, after all!" Letters from High Latitudes On Spitzbergen the reindeer have been considerably diminished in numbers by the hunting, first of the Dutch and English, and afterwards of the Russians and Norwegians. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The supercargo or owner of the very first Dutch ship that ever came to Spitzbergen, broke his neck in attempting to climb a hill in Prince Charles's Foreland. Letters from High Latitudes It was at one o'clock in the morning of the 6th of August, 1856, that after having been eleven days at sea, we came to an anchor in the silent haven of English Bay, Spitzbergen. Letters from High Latitudes The very day we left Hammerfest our hopes of being able to get to Spitzbergen at all—received a tremendous shock. Letters from High Latitudes |
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