Ice-work, Present and PastK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1903 - 295 pagini |
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... face page 120 15. Typical Section of Till in Seattle , Washington State . 16. Erratics in Glacial Drift 17. Supposed Moraine between Speeton and Flamborough xiii 125 128 0 134 FIG . 18. Section in Mr. Green's Pit , N.E..
... face page 120 15. Typical Section of Till in Seattle , Washington State . 16. Erratics in Glacial Drift 17. Supposed Moraine between Speeton and Flamborough xiii 125 128 0 134 FIG . 18. Section in Mr. Green's Pit , N.E..
Pagina 48
... drift slowly to the open sea . Even in Eastern Greenland , where the climate is more rigorous , the same rule holds as to the absence of ice from the coast . For instance , the great fjord called Scoresby Sound ( about latitude 71 ...
... drift slowly to the open sea . Even in Eastern Greenland , where the climate is more rigorous , the same rule holds as to the absence of ice from the coast . For instance , the great fjord called Scoresby Sound ( about latitude 71 ...
Pagina 54
... accumulation of the autumn snowfall , which , as it drifts to the beach , is met by the sea - water at a temperature just below the point of freezing of fresh water , and instantaneously con- verted 54 ICE - WORK , PRESENT AND PAST.
... accumulation of the autumn snowfall , which , as it drifts to the beach , is met by the sea - water at a temperature just below the point of freezing of fresh water , and instantaneously con- verted 54 ICE - WORK , PRESENT AND PAST.
Pagina 57
... drifting ice , which renders navigation both difficult and dangerous . Even in latitude 66 ° 55 ′ S. , the vessel of Sir J. C. Ross , on his noted voyage , was completely surrounded by the " pack . " The bergs 99 There is also evidence ...
... drifting ice , which renders navigation both difficult and dangerous . Even in latitude 66 ° 55 ′ S. , the vessel of Sir J. C. Ross , on his noted voyage , was completely surrounded by the " pack . " The bergs 99 There is also evidence ...
Pagina 60
... drifting ice . One berg , which had " turned turtle , " and thus exposed a new surface , was so thickly covered with earth and stones that at first it was mistaken for a small island . The temperature of the air was almost invariably ...
... drifting ice . One berg , which had " turned turtle , " and thus exposed a new surface , was so thickly covered with earth and stones that at first it was mistaken for a small island . The temperature of the air was almost invariably ...
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Pagina 59 - It was a beautifully clear evening, and we had a most enchanting view of the two magnificent ranges of mountains, whose lofty peaks, perfectly covered with eternal snow, rose to elevations varying from seven to ten thousand feet above the level of the ocean. The glaciers that filled their intervening valleys, and which descended from near the mountain summits, projected in many places several miles into the nea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular cliffs.