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TI{E ARCTIC CIRCIII,AR VOL" )Ofi/1 No.2 June, L97B<br />

the Siberian route, before burning off tlre Aleutians in 1921.<br />

Betr,veen 1884 ard r9og the THRASIR made 21 arstic rrcryages, wintering<br />

at Henschel Island 1894-95 ard again t9O5{6.<br />

Balaena Bay: N. Parry Peninsula 7c.oc.2' r25%O'<br />

<strong>The</strong> Pacific Steam V'ltraling Ccnpany ship BAIAEIG,, built in<br />

San FYancisco in 1882-83 pa.rticipat€d i-:a 14 arctic vqfages-<br />

Durirg tlre winter of 1895-96, under tJ.e ccrnnard of Captain H.H.<br />

Willians, ttp BAIAE{A and tlre @AMPUS tried to obtain tlre adviantaqe<br />

of early a€ess to tLre bq,'jtreads' srrrrer feedjxg gror-:rds. Rattrer<br />

than winter at Hersclrel Is1ard, tlpy r,vent east to this bay near<br />

Cape Parqr.<br />

References:<br />

(1) Records of the Canadian Permanent Ccnunittee on Geognapkr-ical<br />

l[anes<br />

(21 Bockstoce, John R. (1977): Stearn wtraling in tlre r,estern arctic.<br />

Old Dartnouth Historical SocieQr.<br />

(3) LubbocJ

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