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Page 93
... season . It was all the men could do to make their way through the biting blizzards to the observation huts which they visited at regular intervals . Well indeed that the living quarters were strongly built and firm . The wild storms ...
... season . It was all the men could do to make their way through the biting blizzards to the observation huts which they visited at regular intervals . Well indeed that the living quarters were strongly built and firm . The wild storms ...
Page 256
... season was late . Daylight faded fast as the party began their homeward voyage . They called at Bouvet Island on March 15 , 1931 , with the hope of establish- ing a meteorological station . The hut which they had set up during the ...
... season was late . Daylight faded fast as the party began their homeward voyage . They called at Bouvet Island on March 15 , 1931 , with the hope of establish- ing a meteorological station . The hut which they had set up during the ...
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... season was late , of course . Large pancake ice was forming all around as the Discovery II passed Peter I Island on March 8. On through the pack she plowed , and over the Circle , shaping her zigzags this time so as to meet and cross ...
... season was late , of course . Large pancake ice was forming all around as the Discovery II passed Peter I Island on March 8. On through the pack she plowed , and over the Circle , shaping her zigzags this time so as to meet and cross ...
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