Journal of a Third Voyage for Discovery of a Northwest Passage From - Performed in Years 1824 25, in His Majesty s Ships Hecla Fury, Under

Klappentext In these fascinating memoirs of 1826! an explorer recounts his uncompleted third voyage to discover the 'Northwest Passage' trading route. Zusammenfassung In these memoirs! first published in 1826! the explorer William Edward Parry documents his third voyage to discover the North-West Passage to the Pacific along the northern coast of North America. He vividly reveals the difficulties he encountered and the phenomena he observed! before the expedition prematurely ended in shipwreck. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Official instructions; 1. Passage to the Whale-fish Islands, and removal of stores from the transport; 2. Enter Sir James Lancaster's Sound; 3. Winter arrangements; 4. Meteorological phenomena continued; 5. Sail over towards the western coast of Prince Regent's Inlet; 6. Formation of a basin for having the Fury down; 7. Some remarks upon the loss of the Fury; Appendices; Natural History: Zoology Captain James Clark Ross; Botany Professor William Jackson Hooker; Geology Professor Robert Jameson.

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• Autori: Sir William Edward Parry, William Edward Parry
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108030984
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03098-4
• Pagine: 402
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historical Geography