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On the east coast there were numerous icebergs, yet here we were in open water. Far to the west of us, however, were icepacks, and still farther to the westward the ice appeared like ranges of low hills. ON THE EAST COAST THERE WAS NUMEROUS ICEBERGS YET HERE WE WERE IN OPEN WATER FAR TO THE WEST OF US HOWEVER WERE ICE PACKS AND STILL FARTHER TO THE WESTWARD THE ICE APPEARED LIKE RANGES OF LOW HILLS
and. Finally, a favoring wind came up that enabled us to make the West Coast, and, after sailing twenty-four hours, we came to a beautiful inlet. One could hardly believe it was the far Northland. The place was green with growing vegetation, and while the area did not comprise more than one or two acres, yet the air was warm and tranquil. It seemed to be at that point where the Gulf Stream's influence is most keenly felt.(3) (3 Sir John Barrow, Bart., F.R.S., in his work entitled "Voyages of Discovery and Research Within the Arctic Regions," says on page 57: "Mr. Beechey refers to what has frequently been found and noticed--the mildness of the temperature on the western coast of Spitzbergen, there being little or no sensation of cold, though the thermometer might be only a few degrees above the freezing-point. The brilliant and lively effect of a clear day, when the sun shines forth with a pure sky, whose azure hue is so intense as to find no parallel even in the boasted Italian sky.") LY A FAVOURING WIND CAME UP THAT ENABLED US TO MAKE THE WEST COAST AND AFTER SAILING TWENTY FOUR HOURS WE CAME TO A BEAUTIFUL INLET ONE COULD HARDLY BELIEVE IT WAS THE FAR NORTHLAND THE PLACE WAS GREEN WITH GROWING VEGETATION AND WHILE THE AREA DID NOT COMPROMISE MORE THAN ONE OR TWO ACRES YET THE AIR WAS WARM AND TRANQUIL IT SEEMED TO BE AT THAT POINT WHERE THE GULF STREAM'S INFLUENCES MOST KEENLY FELT NOTE THREE SON BARRY BART F R S IN HIS WORK ENTITLED VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND RESEARCH WITHIN THE ARCTIC REGIONS QUORGRO SAYS ON PAGE FIFTY SEVEN QUOTE MISTER BEACHELEY REFERS TO WHAT HAS FREQUENTLY BEEN FOUND AND NOTICED THE MILDNESS OF THE TEMPERATURE ON THE WESTERN COAST OF SPITZBERGEN THERE BEING LITTLE OR NO SENSATION OF COLD THOUGH THE THERMOMETER MIGHT BE ONLY A FEW DEGREES ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT THE BRILLIANT AND LIVELY EFFECT OF A CLEAR DAY WHEN THE SUN SHINES FORTH WITH THE PURE SKY WHOSE AZURE HUE IS SO INTENSE AS TO FIND NO PARALLEL EVEN IN THE BOASTED ITALIAN SKY UNQUOTED
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