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Page 17
... Iceland , the Spitzbergen Current and the western portion of the Gulf Stream come in contact ; but the former , having , apparently the greatest strength , diverts the latter from its northern course , * It is recorded that there were ...
... Iceland , the Spitzbergen Current and the western portion of the Gulf Stream come in contact ; but the former , having , apparently the greatest strength , diverts the latter from its northern course , * It is recorded that there were ...
Page 18
... Iceland and Greenland , and at the entrance to Davis ' Strait ; and approximate depths occur near Spitzbergen . With a few exceptions the bottom of the two - miles - deep plain is composed of a fine sticky mud , usually called ooze ...
... Iceland and Greenland , and at the entrance to Davis ' Strait ; and approximate depths occur near Spitzbergen . With a few exceptions the bottom of the two - miles - deep plain is composed of a fine sticky mud , usually called ooze ...
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... Iceland and Greenland . As regards the rate of increase of cor- als , unfortunately very little is satisfac- torily known . Darwin has instanced a few examples , showing an extremely rapid growth ; but others are also record- ed ...
... Iceland and Greenland . As regards the rate of increase of cor- als , unfortunately very little is satisfac- torily known . Darwin has instanced a few examples , showing an extremely rapid growth ; but others are also record- ed ...
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... Iceland ; thence to Greenland ; and thence to Labrador . Few , however , seem to have any faith in such a scheme , and it is so generally opposed as to require merely a passing notice . The supporters of this line , availing themselves ...
... Iceland ; thence to Greenland ; and thence to Labrador . Few , however , seem to have any faith in such a scheme , and it is so generally opposed as to require merely a passing notice . The supporters of this line , availing themselves ...
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... Iceland , and the Faroe Isles are the principal land surfaces unconnect- ed with the continents of Europe and America , or the British Islands . Hoskyn in his report records a sound- ing taken in fifteen hundred and fifty fathoms off ...
... Iceland , and the Faroe Isles are the principal land surfaces unconnect- ed with the continents of Europe and America , or the British Islands . Hoskyn in his report records a sound- ing taken in fifteen hundred and fifty fathoms off ...
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