 ... expedition, yet it restored to England the honour of the discovery of the southernmost known land which had been nobly won, and for more than twenty years possessed, by Russia. Continuing our course towards this land for many hours, we seemed scarcely...  A Gazetteer of the World: AA-Brazey - Page 2781856Full view - About this book
 | Naval art and science - 1841 - 956 pages
...to defeat one of the more important objects of the expedition, yet, it restored to England the honor of the discovery of the southernmost known land, which...approach it, it rose in lofty mountain peaks of from 9 to 12,000 feet in height, perfectly covered with eternal snow; the glaciers that descended from the... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1841 - 940 pages
...to defeat one of the more important objects of the expedition, yet, it restored to England the honor of the discovery of the southernmost known land, which...we seemed scarcely to approach it, it rose in lofty mountainous peaks of from 9 to 12,000 feet in height, perfectly covered with eternal snow; the glaciers... | |
 | 1841 - 542 pages
...objects of the expedition, yet, it restored to England the honor of the discovery of the southermost known land, which had been nobly won, and for more...approach it, it rose in lofty mountain peaks of from 9 to 12000 feet in height, perfectly covered with eternal snow; the glaciers that descended from the... | |
 | Nathan Hale - 1841 - 602 pages
...to defeat one of the more important objects of the expedition, yet it restored to England the honor of the discovery of the southernmost known land, which...and for more than twenty years possessed, by Russia. our purpose, and steer towards a more promising looking point to the south, off which we observed several... | |
 | Geology - 1842 - 450 pages
...regret, as being likely to defeat one of the more important objects of the expedition, yet it restored to England the honour of the discovery of the southernmost...approach it. It rose in lofty mountain . peaks of from 9000 to 12,000 feet in height, perfectly covered with eternal snow ; the glaciers that descended from... | |
 | 1842 - 450 pages
...regret, as being likely to defeat one of the more important objects of the expedition, yet it restored to England the honour of the discovery of the southernmost...approach it. It rose in lofty mountain peaks of from 9000 to 12,000 feet in height, perfectly covered with eternal snow ; the glaciers that descended from... | |
 | Geology - 1842 - 446 pages
...the more important objects of the expedition, yet it restored to England the honour of the discovei'y of the southernmost known land which had been nobly...approach it. It rose in lofty mountain peaks of from 9000 to 12,000 feet in height, perfectly covered with eternal snow ; the glaciers that descended from... | |
 | Science - 1842 - 446 pages
...regret, as being likely to defeat one of the more important objects of the expedition, yet it restored to England the honour of the discovery of the southernmost...Continuing our course towards this land for many hours, w seemed scarcely to approach it. It rose in lofty mountai peaks of from 9000 to 12,000 feet in height,... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - World history - 1843 - 790 pages
...regret, as being likely to defeat one of the more important objects of the expedition, yet it restored to England the honour of the discovery of the southernmost...approach it ; it rose in lofty mountain peaks of from 2000 to 12,000 feet in height, perfectly covered with eternal snow ; the glaciers that descended from... | |
 | Sir James Clark Ross - Antarctica - 1847 - 470 pages
...we could not but feel disappointed in our expectation 1841. mountains being in our way restored to England the honour of the discovery of the southernmost known land, which had been nobly won by the intrepid Bellinghauseu, and for more than twenty years retained by Russia. Favoured by very... | |
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