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... remarkable on the face of the globe ; in short , with all that descriptive geography , ( for such in fact it is , though perhaps little thought of under that name , ) can impart to us . Nor will the inquiring mind rest here ; it will ...
... remarkable on the face of the globe ; in short , with all that descriptive geography , ( for such in fact it is , though perhaps little thought of under that name , ) can impart to us . Nor will the inquiring mind rest here ; it will ...
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... remarkable work of elevating moun- tain ranges , and of raising land above its former level . Such is subterranean heat , displayed in the phenomena of earthquakes and volcanos : and probably also , although less obviously , in the ...
... remarkable work of elevating moun- tain ranges , and of raising land above its former level . Such is subterranean heat , displayed in the phenomena of earthquakes and volcanos : and probably also , although less obviously , in the ...
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... Andes in the southern , hemisphere , pursue in a remarkable manner the general direction of the New Con- tinent . The same character is observable in smaller portions of land , and also in islands , the form 16 GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF.
... Andes in the southern , hemisphere , pursue in a remarkable manner the general direction of the New Con- tinent . The same character is observable in smaller portions of land , and also in islands , the form 16 GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF.
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... remarkable of these is the vast region of Central Asia , situated between the Altai mountains and the Himalayah range , and which includes Tibet and the deserts of Cobi and Shamoo . This grand plateau is considered to have an elevation ...
... remarkable of these is the vast region of Central Asia , situated between the Altai mountains and the Himalayah range , and which includes Tibet and the deserts of Cobi and Shamoo . This grand plateau is considered to have an elevation ...
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... remarkable known waterfalls of Asia are situ- ated among the Himalayan mountains . A cataract of the Shirawati , in the Indian province of Canara , is described as being of surpassing beauty and sublimity , and as having a fall of 1,150 ...
... remarkable known waterfalls of Asia are situ- ated among the Himalayan mountains . A cataract of the Shirawati , in the Indian province of Canara , is described as being of surpassing beauty and sublimity , and as having a fall of 1,150 ...
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