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Published in 1820, this two-volume guide to the Arctic was written by distinguished scientist and explorer William Scoresby (17891857). Volume 1 is a geographical survey of the region and includes information on ice conditions, weather, zoology, and the question of a northern passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

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Preface; 1. Remarks on the celebrated question, of the existence of a sea-communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by the north; with an account of the progress of discovery in the Northern Regions; 2. Descriptive account of some of the Polar countries; 3. Hydrographical survey of the Greenland Sea; 4. An account of the Greenland or Polar ice; 5. Observations on the atmospherology of the Arctic regions; particularly relating to Spitzbergen and the adjacent Greenland Sea; 6. A sketch of the zoology of the Arctic regions; Appendices.

An Account of the Arctic Regions Volume 1

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 11 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9781108037785
      978-1108037785
      ISBN-10 110803778X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Published in 1820, this two-volume guide to the Arctic was written by distinguished scientist and explorer William Scoresby (17891857). Volume 1 is a geographical survey of the region and includes information on ice conditions, weather, zoology, and the question of a northern passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Remarks on the celebrated question, of the existence of a sea-communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, by the north; with an account of the progress of discovery in the Northern Regions; 2. Descriptive account of some of the Polar countries; 3. Hydrographical survey of the Greenland Sea; 4. An account of the Greenland or Polar ice; 5. Observations on the atmospherology of the Arctic regions; particularly relating to Spitzbergen and the adjacent Greenland Sea; 6. A sketch of the zoology of the Arctic regions; Appendices.

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