; ii.
163
,
167n
Anser bernicla,
i.
118
,
119
,
247n
; seen during the expedition, i.
321
,
334
,
343
——
brachyrhynchus
, i.
126
——
hyperboreus
, ii.
42
——
leucopsis
, i.
126
——
pictus
, ii.
42
——
segetum
, i.
126
Antedon Eschrichtii,
i.
324
,
325
Anziphorov, the Cossack, ii.
174
Arachnids on Novaya Zemlya, i.
148
Archangel, i
167
Arimaspi, Herodotus' statement regarding, i.
407
; ii.
150
Arnell, Dr., i.
383
Arvicola obscurus
, ii.
44
Arzina, the situation of, i.
66
Asamayama, ascent of, ii.
349
;
descent of, ii.351
Asia, views regarding its geography in the beginning of the 18th century, ii.
177
Astronomical determinations of position, the first in Siberia, ii.
178n
Atlassov, Volodimir, ii.
72
,
167
,
172
Aurora, the, at the
Vega's
winter quarters, ii.
35
Austrian Arctic Expedition, i.
266
,
300
Avatscha Bay, ii.
181
,
196
Avril, Ph., i.
400
B
BACHOFF, Ivan, ii.
200
Baer, K. E. von, i. 158; ii.
183
,
276
;
voyage to Novaya Zemlya, i.282
Baikal Lake, i.
374
Balæna Mysticetus
, i.
151
,
169
Balænoptera Sibbaldii
, i.
170
Baratieri, Major, ii.
446
Barents, i.
101
,
108n
,
422
,
423
;
voyages, i.232;
wintering, i.249;
death, i.253;
discovery of relics from his wintering, i.300
Barjatinsky, Ivan Petrovitsch, ii.
169
Barnacle Goose, see
Anser bernicla
Barrington, D., i.
265
Barrow, J., i.
230
; ii.
215
Bartlett, W., i.
467
Bassendine, James, i.
229
Baths in Japan, ii.
345
Baumhauer, ii.
36
Bavier, Consul, ii.
312
,
326
,
327
Bay-ice, i.
424
Beaker sponges, i.
426
,
427
Bear Island, i.
12
,
108
,
115
,
152
;
discovery of, i.247
Bear Islands, the, ii.
171n
,
195
,
201
,
202
;
theVegaarrives at, i.421;
geological formation, i.428
Bear, land, ii.
45
;
seePolar bear
Beccari, ii.
439
Beck Friis, Baron, ii.
455
Beechey, F. W., i.
28
; ii.
228n
Behemoth, i.
400
Behring, Vitus, i.
25
,
28
; ii.
183n
,
193
,
265
;
first voyage, ii.179;
second voyage, ii.196;
stay on Behring Island, ii.265;
death, ii.265
Behring the younger, Captain, ii.
211
Behring Island, ii.
257
;
discovered, ii.197,262
Behring's Straits, ii.
218
;
its hydrography, ii.242;
is discovered, ii.180,181
Beli, Ostrov,
i.
187
;
excursion to, i.200;
description of, i.201;
former visit to, i.205;
mapping of, ii.185
Bellot, J. R., ii.
57
Belmonte, Prince, ii.
444
Bell Sound, i.
112
,
122
,
125
,
129
,
137
,
183
Beluga,
see
White whale
Beluga Bay, i.
361
Bennet, Stephen, i.
152
,
158
,
291
Bentinck, Swedish officer, ii.
76n
Beormas, i.
48
,
51
Beresov, ii.
184
Berggren, Sven, i.
176
Beryl, ii.
422
Berzelius, ii.
325
Besimannaja Bay, i.
73
,
112
,
344
Busk, i.
373
Bille, Admiral, ii.
456
Billings, J., ii.
78
,
203
,
254n
Biwa Lake, ii.
370
Bjelkov, hunter, ii.
204
,
206
Black-lead pencil first mentioned, ii.
235n
Blischni Island,
see
Ljachoff's Island
Bludnaya river, the, ii.
191
Bödtker, Consul-general, ii.
440
Bog iron ore formations in the Kara Sea, i.
185
,
186
Bolschaja Reka, ii.
196
,
199
Bolschoj, Kamen, i.
173
Bolvan worship, Samoyed, i.
79
,
87
,
95