The polar and tropical worlds: a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe . ore genial lands where, armed with the plough, he com-pels the soil to yield hira a variety of fruits; but in those desolate tracts 2 18 THE POLAR WORLD. which are winter-bound during the greater part of the year, he is generally amere wanderer over its surface—a hunter, a fisherman, or a herdsman—andbut few small settlements, separated from each other by immense deserts,give proof of his having made some weak attempts to establish a footing. It is difficult to determine with preci
The polar and tropical worlds: a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe . ore genial lands where, armed with the plough, he com-pels the soil to yield hira a variety of fruits; but in those desolate tracts 2 18 THE POLAR WORLD. which are winter-bound during the greater part of the year, he is generally amere wanderer over its surface—a hunter, a fisherman, or a herdsman—andbut few small settlements, separated from each other by immense deserts,give proof of his having made some weak attempts to establish a footing. It is difficult to determine with precision the Umits of the Arctic lands, sincemany countries situated as low as latitude 60° or even 50°, such as SouthGreenland, Labrador, Alaska, Kamchatka, or the country about Lake Baikal,have hi their climate and productions a decidedly Arctic character, while othersof a far more northern position, such as the coast of Norway, enjoy even inwinter a remarkably mild temperature. But they are naturally divided intotwo principal and well-marked zones—that of the forests, and that of the tree-less
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