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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

1. Plan of second expedition.—2. Danger of leaving the ship.—3.
  Visited by bears.—4. Our preparations finished.—5. The sledge
  party.—6. Our march.—7. Torossy wounded by a bear.—8. Danger of
  frost-bite.—9. Arrive at Cape Frankfurt.—10. The configuration
  of the country.—11. We penetrate to Cape Hansa.—12. A bear
  killed.—13. I examine the beach.—14. Loss of the dog Sumbu.—15.
  Easter Sunday.—16. Approach of a bear.—17. Our canvas boots worn
  out.—18. We reach Becker Island.—19. We lose a bear.—20. Direct
  our course towards Cape Rath.—21. A bear shot.—22. Difficulty of
  advancing.—23. We arrive at Cape Schrötter.

                              CHAPTER VIII.

  IN THE EXTREME NORTH                                      _page_ 295-313

  1. We ascend the summit of the Dolerite Rock.—2. Our expedition
  to the extreme north.—3. We divide the provisions.—4. The merits
  of our dogs.—5. Klotz has to return.—6. Zaninovich and the
  sledge fall into a crevasse.—7. Reach Cape Habermann.—8. Cape
  Brorock.—9. The enormous flocks of birds.—10. Difficulty of
  travelling.—11. Cape Säulen.—12. Reach Cape Germania.—13. Cape
  Fligely.—14. We plant the Austro-Hungarian flag.—15. Document
  inclosed in a bottle.

                               CHAPTER IX.

  THE RETURN TO THE SHIP                                    _page_ 314-335

  1. Our return journey.—2. Observations of temperature.—3.
  Snow-blindness.—4. A bear shot.—5. Reach Cape Hellwald.—6.
  Orel continues to march southwards.—7. Reach Cape Tyrol.—8.
  Grandeur of the scenery.—9. Find our companions.—10. We sink
  in the snow.—11. Arrive at open sea.—12. Over the glaciers of
  Wilczek Land.—13. Enveloped in whirling snow.—14. Digging out
  our depôt.—15. The difficulty of advancing.—16. Reach Schönau
  Island.—17. I find the ship.—18. The ship in our absence.

                               CHAPTER X.

  THE THIRD SLEDGE JOURNEY                                  _page_ 336-340

  1. Our wish to explore Franz-Josef Land.—2. We leave the
  ship.—3. The dogs and the bears.—4. A bear killed.—5. Ascent of
  the pyramid-like Cape Brünn.—6. The extreme difficulty of the
  ascent.—7. Return to the ship.

             _THE “TEGETTHOFF” ABANDONED.—RETURN TO EUROPE._

                               CHAPTER I.

  LAST DAYS ON THE “TEGETTHOFF”                             _page_ 343-347

  1. “Plundering the ship.”—2. Appearance of the ship.—3. Short
  expeditions.—4. Rapid decrease of the cold.—5. The boats and
  their contents.—6. The dogs, Gillis and Semlja, shot.—7. Our
  stock of clothes.—8. Our plan of escape.

                               CHAPTER II.

  ON THE FROZEN SEA                                         _page_ 348-376

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