 At 8 pm were near two other islands, the ice resting upon the westernmost, upon which the pressure must have been excessive, as large masses were forced nearly over its summit, which was upwards of forty feet.  The North-west Passage: Capt - Seite 30von Robert John Le Mesurier McClure, Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure - 1853 - 48 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Brown - 1858 - 498 Seiten
...a deep inlet ; . . it had a barrier of ice extending across, which prevented examination ; . . near two other islands, the ice resting upon the westernmost,...forced nearly over its summit, which was upwards of forty feet." They ran through a channel " between these and the main, when an immediate and marked... | |
 | John Brown - 1858 - 506 Seiten
...it had a barrier of ice extending across, which prevented examination ; . . near two other island?, the ice resting upon the westernmost, upon which the...forced nearly over its summit, which was upwards of forty feet." They ran through a channel " between these and the main, when an immediate and marked... | |
 | Sir John Leslie, Hugh Murray, Robert Michael Ballantyne - 1860 - 696 Seiten
...then continued our course in eight, having from three to five miles between the ice and land. At eight PM, we neared two other islands, the ice resting upon...forced nearly over its summit, which was upwards of forty feet. Between these and the main we ran through a channel in from nine to fifteen fathoms, when... | |
 | Charles Anderton Read - 1880 - 390 Seiten
...mile, and then continued our course in 8, having from 3 to 5 miles between the ice and laud. At eight pm we neared two other islands, the ice resting upon...upwards of 40 feet. Between these and the main we Ktn through a channel in from 9 to 15 fathoms, when an immediate and marked change took place in the... | |
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