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... winter , the huts endured strong and fre- quent winds . Catastrophe threatened on 24 July , when a bunk was set on fire by a candle . Fortunately , the hut escaped destruction , though one wall was scorched . On 31 August , Hanson ...
... winter , the huts endured strong and fre- quent winds . Catastrophe threatened on 24 July , when a bunk was set on fire by a candle . Fortunately , the hut escaped destruction , though one wall was scorched . On 31 August , Hanson ...
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... winter quarters on 29 Decem- ber . On 1 January 1909 , a fine natural anchorage on Petermann Island was identified as a potential winter station , and from there , three days later , Charcot , Gourdon , and Godfroy set out in the launch ...
... winter quarters on 29 Decem- ber . On 1 January 1909 , a fine natural anchorage on Petermann Island was identified as a potential winter station , and from there , three days later , Charcot , Gourdon , and Godfroy set out in the launch ...
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... Winter Harbour took its name from Edward Parry's winter quarters in 1819-1820 . Kellett had hoped to base himself there too , but with the pack ice extending in a solid mass 5 miles off- shore , he had to turn back and winter instead at ...
... Winter Harbour took its name from Edward Parry's winter quarters in 1819-1820 . Kellett had hoped to base himself there too , but with the pack ice extending in a solid mass 5 miles off- shore , he had to turn back and winter instead at ...
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