Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1

by Sir William Edward Parry

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Transcriber's Note:
The character = preceeding a vowel is used to indicate that the
vowel is to be pronounced long.
The character ~ preceeding a vowel is used to indicate that the
vowel is to be pronounced short.
These characters do not occur otherwise.