The Geographical Journal, Volume 64Royal Geographical Society., 1924 Includes the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, formerly published separately. |
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Page 83 - Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable changes On one everlasting Whisper day and night repeated — so: "Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges — "Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!
Page 260 - The High Contracting Parties undertake to recognise, subject to the stipulations of the present Treaty, the full and absolute sovereignty of Norway over the Archipelago of Spitsbergen, comprising, with Bear Island or Beeren-Eiland, all the islands situated between 10° and 35° longitude East of Greenwich and between 74° and 81°...
Page 158 - My eyes became fixed on one tiny black spot, silhouetted on a small snow crest beneath a rockstep in the ridge, and the black spot moved. Another black spot became apparent, and moved up the snow to join the other on the crest. The first then approached the great rockstep and shortly emerged at the top. The second did likewise. Then the whole fascinating vision vanished. "Enveloped in cloud once more, there was but one explanation.
Page 159 - Memoir on Maps of Chinese Turkistan and Kansu, from the surveys made during Sir Aurel Stein's explorations, 1900-1, 1906-8, 1913-15.
Page 488 - Buxton's observations, and a good part of the paper is taken up with a discussion of the most suitable means of ascertaining the surface temperature.
Page 448 - I reached the top there was a sudden clearing of the atmosphere above me and I saw the whole summit ridge and final peak of Everest unveiled. I noticed far away on a snow slope leading up to what seemed to me to be the last step but one from the base of the final pyramid, a tiny object moving and approaching the rock step.
Page 486 - ... south boundary of the aforesaid province of the Massachusetts Bay, in manner following, viz: From a certain point on the southern side of Pawtucket Falls, where we erected a monument of stones, with a stake thereon, we run a meridian line which directly passed through said falls, to a walnut tree on the northerly side of said falls; then to a pitch pine tree; then to a small white oak; then to a grey oak; then to a small bush; then to another small bush with stones about it...
Page 449 - Has Mount Everest been climbed?" It must be left unanswered, for there is no direct evidence. But bearing in mind all the circumstances that I have set out above, and considering their position when last seen, I think myself there is a strong probability that Mallory and Irvine succeeded.
Page 48 - There are just one or two points I should like to mention. First of all, with regard to Mr.
Page 163 - Macdonald.— With a notice of Haverfield's life and a list of his writings.