. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. BEHINO S
. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. BEHINO SEAâTHE ALEUTS. 269 the p'oroc's), those fricful watorH nn>, with regard to climate, far loss favorably HJtiiiitfd than the Heas of Spit/beruen. The same gradual ditUreiiees of temperattjre and veijetation which we tiiid ill Tiialaska, tlie IVibilow Islands, St. Laurence, and the Straits of IJe- riii'.', within 10° of latitude, occur in theShetlanil Islands, Iceland, !?ear Islaml, ;ii)(l Spilzbercten at distances of almost 'J0°; so that in the Sea of 15crin<; the iiMicase of cold on advancing to the north is about twice att rapid as in the \v:it( IS between North Europe and North America. Tlie loni; and narrow peninsula of Aliaska, which forms the south-eastern of this inhospitable Hca, shows us its influence in a very marked de- nvc, for while the climate of the northern side of that far-projecting land- tcrence between tlie temperatures of the siiiiimer and winter, wiiieli in the I'Vrois is confined to very narrow limits, is nuicli more considerable in Unaiaska, though here also the moderating influ- ence of the sea makes itself felt. Thus in summer the thermometer rarely lisos above 06°,but on the other hand in winter it still more rarely fulls be- low -2". Of course no corn of any kind can possibly ripen in a climate like this, bet tlie (lamp and cool temperature favors the growth of herbs. In the moist low- lands the stunted willow-bushes
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