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Under the midnight sun

Identifier: adventuresoftwoy00knox (find matches)
Title: Adventures of two youths in the open Polar Sea
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896
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Publisher: New York, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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pronounced an eider, the producer of the down famous the world over for its usefulness in filling quilts. Whether the duck belonged on the island or was only there by accident no one could tell. The best part of the day was spent in the visit to Herald Island, and when the boats returned to the ship the travellers were weary and hungry. Major Clapp reported ice to the north of Herald Island as the result of his observation from the summit, but said it did not appear to be very thick. While the boats were on shore, the two commanders had met in the cabin of the Gambetta, and decided to steer to the north-east, unless prevented by circumstances then unforeseen. When the boats were hoisted in, the ships filled their sails with the southerly breeze and steered as agreed upon. They were now in the domains of the midnight sun, and it was not always easy to keep the time; as Fred expressed it, you couldn't say whether it was to-day or to-morrow. The sun did not go below the THE FAR NORTH IN SUMMER. 143
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143. Image: UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN. 144 THE VOYAGE OF THE "VIVIAN". horizon at midnight, though it just touched it, and the assertion that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west had lost its correctness. The uses of a clock on which the hours are marked from one to twenty-four became apparent, and Fred and George adopted the plan of dividing the day in... As they sailed away from Herald Island with the prow of the Vivian in the direction of the Pole, Commander Bronson

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