How Long to Read The Farewell Glacier

How Long Does it Take to Read The Farewell Glacier?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 3 minutes to read The Farewell Glacier by Nick Drake

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The poems in The Farewell Glacier grew out of a journey to the High Arctic. In late 2010 Nick Drake sailed around Svalbad, an archipelago of islands 500 miles north of Norway, with Cape Farewell, the arts climate change organisation. It was the end of the Arctic summer. The sun took eight hours to set. When the sky briefly darkened, the Great Bear turned about their heads as it had for Pythias the Greek, the first European known to have explored this far north. Sailing as close as possible to the vast glaciers that dominate the islands, they saw polar bear prints on pieces of pack ice the...

How long is The Farewell Glacier?

The Farewell Glacier by Nick Drake is 63 pages long, and a total of 15,939 words.

This makes it 21% the length of the average book. It also has 19% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Farewell Glacier Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 27 minutes to read The Farewell Glacier aloud.

What Reading Level is The Farewell Glacier?

The Farewell Glacier is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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