The barren Grounds or Tundri.--Abundance of animal Life on the Tundri in Summer.--Their Silence and Desolation in Winter.-- Protection afforded to Vegetation by the Snow.--Flower-growth in the highest Latitudes.--Character of Tundra Vegetation.-- Southern Boundary-line of the barren Grounds.--Their Extent.-- The forest Zone.--Arctic Trees.--Slowness of their Growth.-- Monotony of the Northern Forests.--Mosquitoes.--The various Causes which determine the Severity of an Arctic Climate.-- Insular and Continental Position.--Currents.--Winds.-- Extremes of Cold observed by Sir E. Belcher and Dr. Kane.-- How is Man able to support the Rigors of an Arctic Winter?-- Proofs of a milder Climate having…
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