The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . re soon killed, one by LieutenantBrusewitz, the other by Captain Johannesen. The bears hadevidently been on the hunt for looms, which along with theiryoung, large as rotges and already able to swim, were swimmingin the pools of water at the foot of the loomery, and above allperhaps they w^ere lying in wait for birds which by some accident ^ According to an observation with an artificial horizon on According to an observation on board. The observations for
The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . re soon killed, one by LieutenantBrusewitz, the other by Captain Johannesen. The bears hadevidently been on the hunt for looms, which along with theiryoung, large as rotges and already able to swim, were swimmingin the pools of water at the foot of the loomery, and above allperhaps they w^ere lying in wait for birds which by some accident ^ According to an observation with an artificial horizon on According to an observation on board. The observations for longitudethat were made some hours before or after noon, are reduced to noon. 268 THE VOYAaE OF THE VEGA. [chap. happened to fall down from the breeding-place. In the sea nosmall number of seals were seen, and but a few hours beforeour arrival at the island we ha,d sailed past herds of walrus. Vegetation was much more luxuriant and richer in speciesthan at Cape Chelyuskin, and naturally bore a more southernstamp, not only in consequence of the more southerly positionof the island, but also on account of its shores being washed. TREOBRASCHENIE ISLAND. (After a sketch by O. Nordquist.) by the water of the Chatanga river, which is warm duringsummer.^ 1 The following 65 species were Saussurea alpina Stelleri Cham. & hirsuta villosum silvatica frigida octopetala glacialis R. emarginata oppositifolia L. „ bronchialis L. ,, flagellaris Willd. ., Hirculus L. ., serpyllifolia Pursh. collected here by Dr. Kjelhnan :— Haxifraga stellaris L. f. comosa. „ nivalis L. „ hieraciifolia Waldst. &Kit. ,, punctata L. „ cernua L. „ rivularis L. „ c«spitosa alternifoliuni Edwardsii R. a macrocarpa R. bellidifolia fenestrata E. alpina nudicaule L. VII.] PARTING OF THE VEGA AND THE L
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