. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 2 Miles. mingled with lakelets, seem scarcely yet quite dry, and in the interior spars and drift-wood are found associated with the remains of whales. A chain of reefs is even now slowly rising between the mainland and this new island, whose area is estimated at about 20 square miles. Climate, Fauna, axd Flora of Spitzbergen. Tempered by the marine currents and winds from the south-west, Spitzbergen shares in the general mildness of climate enjoyed by Scandinavia and the west of Europe. In summer, if not the most agreeable, the climate is at least one of th
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 2 Miles. mingled with lakelets, seem scarcely yet quite dry, and in the interior spars and drift-wood are found associated with the remains of whales. A chain of reefs is even now slowly rising between the mainland and this new island, whose area is estimated at about 20 square miles. Climate, Fauna, axd Flora of Spitzbergen. Tempered by the marine currents and winds from the south-west, Spitzbergen shares in the general mildness of climate enjoyed by Scandinavia and the west of Europe. In summer, if not the most agreeable, the climate is at least one of the healthiest in the world, and the recent Swedish explorers unanimously declare that it is superior even to that of South Scandinavia, and that there is perfect immunity from colds, catarrhs, and all affections of the chest. No ill effects follow from sudden
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