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land-winds are ufually colder than fuch 
as blow from the fea : and what confirms 
this account is, that ail who have been on 
the Riphaan mountains, or that chain 
called Poias Semnoy (which divides Eu- 
ropean Ruilia from Siberia) agree with 
our failors in faying, that the coldnefs of 
the fouth winds there far exceeds that of 
the north winds. 
The fnow fell on this ifland in fuch 
great quantities during the winter, that 
it wholly covered their hut, and left 
them no way of getting out of it, but 
through a hole they had made in the 
upper part of the roof of their anti- 
chamber. 
On my afking thefe people about me- 
teors, tempefts, &c. they told me, that 
during the whole time of their abode on 
the ifland, they had not heard it thunder 
more than once. 
Excepting 
