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... Rivers and Lakes - - - - - -170 River Systems of the Great Continents - - - 172 Lakes - - - - - - -174 Principal Rivers - - - - - -175 Principal Lakes ...... 177 Page PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY— continued. The Ocean - - - - a 2 Contents. y.
... Rivers and Lakes - - - - - -170 River Systems of the Great Continents - - - 172 Lakes - - - - - - -174 Principal Rivers - - - - - -175 Principal Lakes ...... 177 Page PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY— continued. The Ocean - - - - a 2 Contents. y.
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... rivers, lakes, and ocean-waters that form its liquid covering ; of the atmosphere by which it is surrounded, and of all animal and vegetable life. 4. Political Geography treats of the various states and governments into which the earth ...
... rivers, lakes, and ocean-waters that form its liquid covering ; of the atmosphere by which it is surrounded, and of all animal and vegetable life. 4. Political Geography treats of the various states and governments into which the earth ...
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... 6 Geographical Terms. Land. Water. Continents, Oceans. Islands. Seas. Peninsulas. Gulfs. Isthmuses. Bays. Coasts and shores. Straits. Promontories. Lakes. Capes. Rivers. Europe contains - - 249 millions. Asia - - 625.
... 6 Geographical Terms. Land. Water. Continents, Oceans. Islands. Seas. Peninsulas. Gulfs. Isthmuses. Bays. Coasts and shores. Straits. Promontories. Lakes. Capes. Rivers. Europe contains - - 249 millions. Asia - - 625.
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... river falls, as the Firth of Forth, the Solway Firth, the Firth of Tay, Dornoch Firth, and Moray Firth. It is also applied in Scotland to open channels, as the Pentland Firth, &c. 61. An estuary is an inlet entered both by rivers and ...
... river falls, as the Firth of Forth, the Solway Firth, the Firth of Tay, Dornoch Firth, and Moray Firth. It is also applied in Scotland to open channels, as the Pentland Firth, &c. 61. An estuary is an inlet entered both by rivers and ...
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... river is a current of water, flowing in an open channel through the land. Rivers are formed by brooks and rivulets, whose collected waters they pour into the ocean or some great inland lakes. The source of a river is where it rises or ...
... river is a current of water, flowing in an open channel through the land. Rivers are formed by brooks and rivulets, whose collected waters they pour into the ocean or some great inland lakes. The source of a river is where it rises or ...
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