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New lands within the Arctic circle: Narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff" in the years 1872-1874 — John Shaqi

New lands within the Arctic circle: Narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff" in the years 1872-1874Payer, Julius

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New lands within the Arctic circle: Narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff" in the years 1872-1874

Name: New lands within the Arctic circle: Narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff" in the years 1872-1874
Author: Payer, Julius

Payer, Julius

Admiral Tegetthoff (Ship); Arctic regions; Franz Josef Land (Russia) -- Discovery and exploration

THE RETURN OF LIGHT.—THE SPRING OF 1873                   _page_ 149-161

  1. The sunrise.—2. Our first look at each other.—3. Visits
  from bears.—4. The carnival.—5. Continual fall of snow.—6.
  Return of birds.—7. Ill health of Dr. Kepes.—8. Bear shot.—9.
  A road constructed.—10. Reading without artificial light.—11.
  Accumulation of rubbish round the ship.—12. Begin to dig out the
  ship.—13. Surprised by bears.—14. Our hopes to reach Siberia.—15.
  Snow continues to fall.—16. Visited by birds.—17. The steam
  machinery put in working order.—18. A partial eclipse of the
  sun.—19. Birth of four Newfoundland puppies.

                               CHAPTER X.

  THE SUMMER OF 1873                                        _page_ 162-172

  1. Decay of the walls of the ice.—2. The blaze of light on clear
  days.—3. Our constant digging.—4. Continual sinking of the
  ship.—5. Nothing but ice.—6. Short expeditions.—7. Feast on the
  birthday of the Emperor.—8. Table showing our change of place.—9.
  Some paragraphs from the Admiral’s report of the _Tegetthoff_—10.
  Sounding the depth of the sea.

                               CHAPTER XI.

  NEW LANDS                                                 _page_ 173-177

  1. Seal-hunting.—2. Sunset at midnight.—3. The second summer
  gone.—4. Land at last.—5. Kaiser Franz-Josef’s Land.—6.
  Hochstetter Island.

                              CHAPTER XII.

  THE AUTUMN OF 1873.—THE STRANGE LAND VISITED              _page_ 178-184

  1. Autumn of 1873.—2. Resolve to abandon the vessel.—3. Daylight
  begins to fail.—4. Everything in readiness to leave the ship.—5.
  Wilczek Island.—6. Our joy at reaching land.—7. Exploring the
  island.—8. An expedition.—9. The silence of Arctic Regions.—10.
  The island continues a mystery.

                              CHAPTER XIII.

  OUR SECOND WINTER IN THE ICE                              _page_ 185-198

  1. Night begins to reign.—2. Leisure for study.—3. Complete
  darkness.—4. Continual fall of snow.—5. The middle of the second
  Polar night.—6. Ill temper of the dogs.—7. The dogs.—8. Pekel,
  Sumbu, and Jubinal.—9. Christmas time.—10. Our life in the
  ship.—11. Improvement in health.—12. Scurvy.

                              CHAPTER XIV.

  SUNRISE OF 1874                                           _page_ 199-201

  1. Return of the moon.—2. Sun appears above the horizon.—3.
  Lieutenant Weyprecht and I resolve to abandon the ship after the
  sledge journeys.

                               CHAPTER XV.

  THE AURORA                                                _page_ 202-210

  1. The northern lights.—2-4. The appearance of the aurora.—5. The
  influence on the magnetic needle.—6. Description of the aurora by
  Lieutenant Weyprecht.

                         _THE SLEDGE JOURNEYS._

                               CHAPTER I.

  THE EXPLORATION OF KAISER FRANZ-JOSEF LAND RESOLVED ON    _page_ 213-215

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New lands within the Arctic circle: Narrative of the discoveries of the Austrian ship "Tegetthoff" in the years 1872-1874

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