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Arctic Ocean

that part of the water surface of the earth which surrounds the North Pole, and washes the northern shores of Europe, Asia, and America; its southern boundary roughly coinciding co with the Arctic circle (lat. (lat. 66° 32′ N.). It incloses many large islands, and contains large bays and gulfs which deeply indent the northern shores of the three continents. 4 170° Oliutorsk B. 3 160° 2 150° KURILE ISLANDS TRUP A YEZZO 140° Lena R SL Olenck-R Lena R 4 Lana 130° 120° C OMANDORSKIIS E C.Lopatka Petropavlovsk KAMC ATK N SEA OF G. of Tartary HALI J East 60 from K OKHOTSK 170° 5 180° NEAR IS.

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I C 150° 7 6 1609 ID A A 140° 60° C. Oliutorsky Oliutorsk 90° F Anadir \R.

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PS Botzel 110° D A C. Parry C. Bathurst Camden Б Mackenzie B.

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Dyea Skagway 130° 120° Great Bear L.

ON Great Stave L Ft. Resolution 110° E Fox Chan.

SOUTHAMPTON Chesterfield SOU OF C 100° F G 90° LUKE FLANC Nee Hudson Strait C.Chudleigh 80° Η Long. 70° West J Wiljuisk Shigansk A N Upper Tunguska WESTERN 70 ૫ળ ! । N 70 Tunguska Upper girka R Ajakit NEW SIBERIA IS. 4 NEW SIBERIA Alenil Delto 4 Nordenskiold EAST TAIMIR PEN .

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MARCH 14 139,5 NANSEN S ৬৪ 80° FRANZ LAND NANSEN LEFT FRAM JEANETTE SUNK JUNE 12, 1881 85° FARTHEST NORTH

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