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" I concluded that what we had seen, which I named Sandwich Land, was either a group of islands, or else a point of the continent ; for I firmly believe that there is a tract of land near the pole which isthe source of most of the ice that is spread over... "
The Atlantic Navigator: Being a Nautical Description of the Coasts of France ... - Page 473
1854 - 532 pages
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A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged ..., Issue 27

General history - 1815 - 802 pages
...in the latitude of 58° 15' S,, longitude 21° 34' west, and seeing neither land nor signs of any, I concluded that what we had seen, which I named Sandwich...of islands, or else a point of the continent. For 1 firmly believe that there is a tract of land near the Pole which is the source of most of the ice...
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The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Volume 3

1820 - 494 pages
...conclusion. He says : " I conclude that Sandwich Land is either a group of islands, or else a point of a continent ; for I firmly believe that there is a tract of land toward the Pole, which is the source of the ice spread over this vast ocean. I think it also probable,...
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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged ..., Volume 15

Robert Kerr - 1824 - 532 pages
...were in the latitude of 58e 15' S., longitude 21* 34' west, and seeing neither land nor signs of any, I concluded that what we had seen, which I named Sandwich...of islands, or else a point of the continent. For 1 firmly believe that there is a tract of land near the Pole which is the source of most of the ice...
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A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World: Performed by Captain ..., Volume 1

Andrew Kippis - 1826 - 464 pages
...names of Cape Bristol, Cape Montagn, Sannder's Isle, Candlemas Isles, and Sandwich's Land. The last is either a group of islands, or else a point of the continent. For that there is a tract of land near the pole, which is the source of most of the ice that is spread...
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The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs ...

1833 - 504 pages
...Later navigators have found land nearer to the Pole. " I concluded," Captain Cook observes, " that Sandwich Land was either a group of islands, or else...near the Pole, which is the source of most of the ice which is spread over this vast southern ocean. I also think it probable that it extends farthest to...
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Biographia Borealis: Or, Lives of Distinguished Northerns

Hartley Coleridge - 1833 - 764 pages
...Isles, and Sandwich's Land, were discovered by the 6th of February. The opinion of Cook was now decided, that there is a tract of land near the pole, which is the source of the ice spread over the Southern Ocean, and that it extended farthest north where the ice appeared...
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The Worthies of Yorkshire and Lancashire;: Being Lives of the Most ...

Hartley Coleridge - 1836 - 774 pages
...Isles, and Sandwich's Land, were discovered by the 6th of February. The opinion of Cook was now decided, that there is a tract of land near the pole, which is the source of the ice spread over the Southern Ocean, and that it extended farthest north where the ice appeared...
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Distinguished Men of Modern Times ...: Lord Somers to Hunter

1838 - 530 pages
...Later navigators have found land nearer to the Pole. " I concluded,'' Captain Cook observes, " that Sandwich Land was either a group of islands, or else...near the Pole, which is the source of most of the ice which is spread over this vast southern ocean. I also think it probable that it extends farthest to...
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Distinguished Men of Modern Times, Volume 3

Henry Malden - 1838 - 528 pages
...Later navigators have found land nearer to the Pole. " I concluded,'' Captain Cook observes, " that Sandwich Land was either a group of islands, or else...believe that there is a tract of land near the Pole, T 3 which is the source of most of the ice which is spread over this vast southern ocean. I also think...
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Distinguished Men of Modern Times ...: Lord Somers to Hunter

1838 - 604 pages
...Later navigators have found land nearer to the Pole. " I concluded,'' Captain Cook observes, " that Sandwich Land was either a group of islands, or else...continent, for I firmly believe that there is a tract of laud near the Pole, which is the source of most of the ice which is spread over this vast southern...
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