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At 6950 feet we found enormous icicles adhering to the rocks ; the lava ridge, up which we had with great difficulty kept our course, became very steep and rugged, while the climbing was exceedingly difficult and tiring. The mass of dark, black lava stood...

Hot Lakes, Volcanoes, and Geysers of New Zealand, with Legends - Page 45
by Terence Gordon - 1888 - 81 pages
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The King Country: Or, Explorations in New Zealand. A Narrative of 600 Miles ...

James Henry Kerry-Nicholls - King Country (N.Z.) - 1884 - 482 pages

...point, too, we found the last sign of vegetation in tbc small alpine plant, Gnaphalium bellidioides.1 At 6950 feet we found enormous icicles adhering to...and while on one side the thermometer marked 48° Fahr., on the other, where there were big clusters of icicles over a foot long, it indicated 30°....

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