Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2

CHAPTER I.

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Passage to the Whale-fish Islands, and Removal of Stores from the Transport.--Enter the Ice in Baffin's Bay.--Difficulties of Penetrating to the Westward.--Quit the Ice in Baffin's Bay.--Remarks on the Obstructions encountered by the Ships, and on the Severity of the Season.