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INTRODUCTION |
15 |
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GENERAL SUMMARY |
20 |
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FLATTENING OF THE EARTH AT THE POLES |
29 |
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II |
LENGTH OF POLAR NIGHTS |
32 |
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III |
WORKING OF THE COMPASS |
37 |
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AROUND THE CURVE |
47 |
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MYSTERIES OF THE POLAR REGIONS |
52 |
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THE WATER-SKY; WHAT IT IS |
54 |
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THE AURORA: ITS WONDERFUL VARIATIONS |
65 |
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METEORS OR VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES |
109 |
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IX |
FINDING OF ROCK IN AND ON ICE |
114 |
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X |
DUST IN THE ARCTIC |
124 |
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XI |
OPEN WATER AT THE FARTHEST POINT NORTH AND SOUTH |
128 |
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WHY IT IS WARMER NEAR THE POLES |
175 |
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XIII |
DRIFTWOOD--WHENCE IT CAME |
196 |
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XIV |
HAVE OTHERS TITAN ESQUIMOS INHABITED THE ARCTIC REGIONS? |
201 |
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XV |
WHAT PRODUCES COLORED SNOW IN THE ARCTIC? |
209 |
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XVI |
WHERE AND HOW ARE ICEBERGS FORMED? |
213 |
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THE TIDAL WAVE |
232 |
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XVIII |
CLOUDS, FOGS, AND VAPORS |
250 |
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XIX |
ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC WINDS |
255 |
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THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY |
269 |
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CANNOT REACH THE POLES |
272 |
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XXII |
WHAT IS TN THE INTERIOR OF THE EARTH? |
275 |
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IN CONCLUSION |
282 |