The Arctic World : $b Its plants, animals, and natural phenomena. With a historical sketch of Arctic discovery, down to the British polar expedition: 1875-76.Anonymous
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The Arctic World : $b Its plants, animals, and natural phenomena. With a historical sketch of Arctic discovery, down to the British polar expedition: 1875-76.
Anonymous
Arctic regions; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British
18. THE ALETSCH GLACIER, SWITZERLAND, FROM THE ÆGGISCHHORN,
SHOWING ITS MORAINES, 48
19. THE MARJELEN SEA, SWITZERLAND, 48
20. FALL OF AN ICEBERG (FULL-PAGE), 51
21. IN AN ICE-PACK, MELVILLE BAY, 53
22. CHANNEL IN AN ICE-FIELD, 54
23. “NIPPED” IN AN ICE-FIELD, 54
24. AMONG THE ICE-HUMMOCKS (FULL-PAGE), 57
25. HUNTING THE WALRUS, 61
26. THE WALRUS, OR MORSE, 63
27. A WALRUS FAMILY, 64
28. FIGHT BETWEEN A WALRUS AND A POLAR BEAR, 64
29. BOAT ATTACKED BY A WALRUS (FULL-PAGE), 65
30. FIGHT WITH A WALRUS, 68
31. HERD OF SEALS, NEAR THE DEVIL’S THUMB, BAFFIN SEA,
GREENLAND, 71
32. THE COMMON SEAL, 73
33. SHOOTING A SEAL, 74
34. THE OTARY, 75
35. THE HOODED SEAL, 76
36. AN ESKIMO SEAL-HUNTER, 77
37. THE GREENLAND WHALE, 79
38. NARWHALS, MALE AND FEMALE, 82
39. A SHOAL OF DOLPHINS, 83
40. POLAR BEARS, 84
41. BEAR CATCHING A SEAL, 86
42. BEARS DESTROYING A CACHE, 88
43. FIGHT WITH A WHITE BEAR (FULL-PAGE), 89
44. STALKING A BEAR, 94
45. SEA-BIRDS IN THE POLAR REGIONS, 97
46. THE GREAT AUK--RAZOR-BILLS--THE PUFFIN, 98
47. PUFFINS, 99
48. THE GOOSANDER, 100
49. A BIRD “BAZAAR” IN NOVAIA ZEMLAIA (FULL-PAGE), 101
50. THE BLACK-BACKED GULL, 103
51. THE EIDER-DUCK, 103
52. THE HAUNT OF THE WILD SWAN, 105
53. VARIOUS FORMS OF SNOW-CRYSTALS, 109
54. EXHIBITION OF ICE-FLOWERS BY PROJECTION, 110
55. ICE-FLOWERS, 110
56. MOULDING ICE, 112
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