 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....  A directory for the navigation of the Pacific ocean - Side 665av Alexander George Findlay - 1851Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1849 - 488 sider
...filled the intervening valleys descending from near the mountain summits, projected in many places miles into the sea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular...rocks broke through their icy covering, by which alone they were assured that land formed the nucleus of this, to appearance, enormous iceberg. Mount Sabine,... | |
 | 1847 - 524 sider
...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...nucleus of this, to appearance, enormous iceberg. Then came the naming of the newly-discovered mountains, an operation which, according to the system... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - 1848 - 856 sider
...ocean. The glaciers that filled their intervening valleys, and which descended from near the mountains' summits, projected in many places several miles into...nucleus of this, to appearance, enormous iceberg." Favoured by fine weather during the night, the ships succeeded in approaching within two or three miles... | |
 | 1848 - 626 sider
...ocean. The glaciers that filled their intervening valleys, and which descended from near the mountains' summits, projected in many places several miles into...through their icy covering, by which alone we could oe assured that land formed the nucleus of this, to appearance, enormous iceberg." — Vol. i., p.... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1848 - 214 sider
...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...summits, projected in many places several miles into the nea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular cliffs. In a few places the rocks broke through their icy... | |
 | David Purdie Thomson - 1849 - 516 sider
...mountains rising seven and ten thousand feet above the ocean, — " the glaciers that filled their intervening valleys, and which descended from near...sea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular cliffs." 220. Much caution is required by travellers when crossing those glaciers which have a snowy covering.... | |
 | 1849 - 1118 sider
...filled the intervening valleys descending from near the mountain summits, projected in many places miles into the sea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular...rocks broke through their icy covering, by which alone they were assured that land formed the nucleus of this, to appearance, enormous iceberg. Mount Sabine,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1850 - 782 sider
...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...into the sea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular clifls. In • few places the rocks broke through their icy covering, by which alone we could be assured... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1854 - 740 sider
...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...into the sea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular clifis. In a few places the rocks broke through their icy covering, by which alone we could be assured... | |
 | 1856 - 580 sider
...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...nucleus of this, to appearance, enormous iceberg.' It need hardly be said that the various heights and headlands within view were duly named after eminent... | |
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