 | 1831 - 738 pages
...westward of Melville Island. Dr Richardson met * ' On the return of the ships through Barrow's Straits, a bear was ' met with, swimming in the water, about...quantity near the land. On the approach of the ships, he ap' peared alarmed, and dived, hut rose again speedily ; a circumstance ' which may confirm the remark... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 480 pages
...Barrow's Strait, where, it is probable, open water may be found during the greater part of the year. " On the return of the ships through Barrow's Strait,...ice was in sight, except a small quantity near the laud ; on tlie approach of the ships he appeared alarmed, and dived, but rose again speedily : a circumstance... | |
 | Great Britain - 1831 - 470 pages
...of about 35 degrees of longitude on either * On the return of the ships throngh Barrow's , Straits, a bear was met with, swimming in the water, about midway between the shoris, which were about forty miles apart ; no ice was in sight, except a small quantity near the... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1832 - 358 pages
...considerable distances, for Captain Parry, on the return of his ships through Barrow's Strait, met with a bear swimming in the water about midway between the shores, which were about forty miles apart, and where no ice was in sight*. " Near the east coast of Greenland," observes Scoresby, " they have... | |
 | Charles Lyell - Science - 1990 - 352 pages
...considerable distances, for Captain Parry, on the return of his ships through Barrow's Strait, met with a bear swimming in the water about midway between the shores, which were about forty miles apart, and where no ice was in sight*. " Near the east coast of Greenland," observes Scoresby, " they have... | |
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Strait, a bear was met with swimming in the water about mid-way between the shores which were about forty miles apart ; no ice was in sight except a small quantity near the land ; on the approach of the ships, he appeared alarmed and dived, but rose again... 