ðə mˈæsᵻz ʌv ˈaɪs ɪnðə stɹˈeɪts lˈiːdɪŋ tə ðə kˈɑːɹɹə sˈiː, ænd ðɪ ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə pˈæk nˌɪɹ nˈoʊvəjə zˈɛmlɪə, hæd sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðɪ ɐdvˌaɪzəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ɐvˈɔɪdɪŋ ðə lˈænd ænd, baɪ kˈiːpɪŋ ɐ nˈɔːɹðɚli kˈoːɹs, ʌv sˈiːkɪŋ ɐ pˈæsɪdʒ ɪnðɪ ˈoʊpən sˈiː.
The masses of ice in the straits leading to the Kara Sea, and the impenetrable nature of the pack near Novaya Zemlya, had suggested the advisability of avoiding the land and, by keeping a northerly course, of seeking a passage in the open sea.