 | Science - 1849 - 488 pages
...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,... | |
 | English literature - 1847 - 524 pages
...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 - Society of Friends - 1848 - 856 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Antarctica - 1848 - 214 pages
...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 - Meteorology - 1849 - 516 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Adventure and adventurers - 1854 - 740 pages
...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 pages
...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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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.... 
