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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

1. Necessity of exploration.—2. Plan of the sledge journeys.—3.
  Eagerness to begin.—4. Illness of Krisch.

                               CHAPTER II.

  OF SLEDGE TRAVELLING IN GENERAL                           _page_ 216-221

  1. The sledge the best means of exploration.—2. The coast line
  to be followed.—3. Best season for sledging.—4. State of the
  snow-road.—5. The formation of depôts.—6. Sledges dragged by men
  and dogs—7. Sledging best performed by dogs.—8. The instruments
  required on a sledge journey.

                              CHAPTER III.

  THE EQUIPMENT OF A SLEDGE EXPEDITION                      _page_ 222-234

  1. The equipment of a sledge.—2. Construction of our sledges.—3.
  The cooking apparatus.—4. Fuel.—5. Tents used at night.—6.
  The sleeping bag.—7. Arms and ammunition.—8. Chest for
  instruments, &c.—9, 10, 11. The provisions.—12. Boats in sledge
  expeditions.—13. Articles of clothing.—14. Furs.—15. Covering for
  the feet.—16. Drawing the sledge.

                               CHAPTER IV.

  THE FIRST SLEDGE JOURNEY                                  _page_ 235-245

  1. Qualities of a leader.—2. Object of our first expedition.—3.
  My party.—4. We begin our journey.—5. Violent motion of the
  ice.—6. Conduct of the dogs.—7. Death of the bear.—8. The driving
  snow.—9. Reach the plateau of Cape Tegetthoff.—10. Ascending
  the plateau.—11. Night in the sleeping bag.—12. Difficulty of
  dragging the sledge.—13. Ascend a mountain, Cape Littrow.

                               CHAPTER V.

  THE COLD                                                  _page_ 246-257

  1. The Sonklar glacier.—2. Effect of cold.—3. The frightful
  cold of North America.—4. Effect of low temperature on the
  human frame.—5. The voice in cold weather.—6. Hardness of
  everything.—7. Effect of cold on the senses.—8. Protection
  against cold.—9. Danger of frost-bite.—10. Thirst.—11. A block of
  snow.—12. Return to the ship.—13. Death of Krisch.

                               CHAPTER VI.

  A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF KAISER FRANZ-JOSEF LAND          _page_ 258-270

  1. Size of the country.—2. Surface of ice.—3. Map of the
  country.—4. Naming of discoveries.—5. Comparison of Arctic
  lands.—6. The existence of volcanic formations.—7, 8. Geology
  of Franz-Josef Land.—9. Glaciers of Spitzbergen.—10. Ice of
  Franz-Josef Land.—11. Temperature of the air.—12. The plasticity
  of the glaciers.—13. North-east of Greenland and Siberia.—14.
  The vegetation.—15. Finding drift-wood.—16. Impossibility of
  inhabiting Franz-Josef Land.—17. The absence of animal life.—18.
  Seals abound.—19. Species of fish seen.—20. Birds.—21. The
  collection of Dr. Kepes.

                              CHAPTER VII.

  THE SECOND SLEDGE EXPEDITION.—AUSTRIA SOUND               _page_ 271-294

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