Fridtiof Nansen, 1861-1893Longmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 402 pages Biographical accounts up to the time of commencement of the first Fram expedition, 1893-96. |
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Page 42
... feet , and without the least bit of a scolding ! And the most extraordinary part of it was that a few days later we were allowed to go again to Sörkedal . Could it be that father and mother had come to think that they had been a little ...
... feet , and without the least bit of a scolding ! And the most extraordinary part of it was that a few days later we were allowed to go again to Sörkedal . Could it be that father and mother had come to think that they had been a little ...
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... feet for a short time . In a great cave hollowed out of a lava cliff they find an excellent boat - harbour , where they land . Black lava everywhere , far as the eye can reach . They visit the lighthouse - man in his hut . A little way ...
... feet for a short time . In a great cave hollowed out of a lava cliff they find an excellent boat - harbour , where they land . Black lava everywhere , far as the eye can reach . They visit the lighthouse - man in his hut . A little way ...
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... feet , and instead of reaching the other side I plumped straight into the water . Well , it was rather cold ; but the main thing was to keep my rifle in order . I pitched it up on to the other side , but the ice was high ; the rifle ...
... feet , and instead of reaching the other side I plumped straight into the water . Well , it was rather cold ; but the main thing was to keep my rifle in order . I pitched it up on to the other side , but the ice was high ; the rifle ...
Page 96
... feet the ground shelves down into the darkness , and overhead the dome of heaven soars blue and clear , the glory of the moon almost eclipsing the countless host of stars . But the moonlight is deceptive . It would be wisest to wait ...
... feet the ground shelves down into the darkness , and overhead the dome of heaven soars blue and clear , the glory of the moon almost eclipsing the countless host of stars . But the moonlight is deceptive . It would be wisest to wait ...
Page 132
... feet , when a tremendous storm compelled them to turn back . The temperature , at their turning - point , was very low for the season of the year -viz . -37 ° C. ( -35 ° Fahr . ) . It is , however , very doubtful whether , over a ...
... feet , when a tremendous storm compelled them to turn back . The temperature , at their turning - point , was very low for the season of the year -viz . -37 ° C. ( -35 ° Fahr . ) . It is , however , very doubtful whether , over a ...
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