The Arctic World
- Subtitle
- Its plants, animals, and natural phenomena. With a historical sketch of Arctic discovery, down to the British polar expedition: 1875-76
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1. Front matter2. THE ARCTIC WORLD: ITS PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND NATURAL PHENOMENA.3. PREFACE.4. CHAPTER I. THE NORTH POLE—THRESHOLD OF THE UNKNOWN WORLD—THE CIRCUMPOLAR REGIONS—THE FLORA OF THE NORTH—LIFE IN THE POLAR WORLD—THE NORTH-WEST AND NORTH-EAST PASSAGES.5. CHAPTER II. THE ARCTIC HEAVENS: ATMOSPHERIC AND METEORIC PHENOMENA.6. CHAPTER III. THE POLAR SEAS: ICEBERGS—ICE-FLOES—THE SEAL—THE WALRUS THE NARWHAL—THE WHALE—SUNDRY FORMS OF MARINE LIFE.7. CHAPTER III. THE POLAR SEAS: ICEBERGS—ICE-FLOES—THE SEAL—THE WALRUS THE NARWHAL—THE WHALE—SUNDRY FORMS OF MARINE LIFE. (continued 2)8. CHAPTER IV. THE GLACIERS.9. CHAPTER V. THE ARCTIC LANDS—FAUNA—FLORA—GREENLAND—ICELAND—NOVAIA ZEMLAIA—SIBERIA.10. CHAPTER VI. ICELAND AND THE ICELANDERS.11. CHAPTER VII. THE ESKIMOS.12. CHAPTER VIII. LAPLAND AND THE LAPPS.13. CHAPTER IX. THE SAMOJEDES AND OTHER TRIBES OF ARCTIC ASIA.14. CHAPTER X. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ARCTIC DISCOVERY.15. CHAPTER X. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ARCTIC DISCOVERY. (continued 2)16. CHAPTER X. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ARCTIC DISCOVERY. (continued 3)17. INDEX.