. 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. THE ARCTI
. 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. THE ARCTIC LANDS. i the •adov, y Uu' asbeil s 15iiy of Ihe to the )!U-rc'iis site or ( sontli, LfL-es ill n reai'li r to tlif iriniiialc occupies ^, or till! Iri. lie soutli- Jziir liism wrotclioil t;t treeless most t'on- I'OJi:- 4i. r>> tinimus belt, strotchinil throiio;!! three parts of the worhl, in a hreailth of froin l'» to 20°, even the woods of the Amazon, which cover a surface fifteen times i^ncater than that of the United Kinudoni, slirink into comparative insiLrnili- eaiice. I'lilike the tropical forests, wliich are ciiaracterizeil liy an iniineiise variety of trees, these northern woods are ahnost entirely coniposeil of coiiif- era', and one single kind of iir or i)ine often jovers an immense extent of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880; Guernsey, Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson), 1824-1902. Guelph, Ont. : J. W. Lyon
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