Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... direction , either east- ward or westward , arrive again at the point of departure . Few individuals , it is true , have it in their power to verify this in their own experience , but there is another mode of observation , by which many ...
... direction , either east- ward or westward , arrive again at the point of departure . Few individuals , it is true , have it in their power to verify this in their own experience , but there is another mode of observation , by which many ...
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... direction of the most elevated land in the districts they traverse . Thus , in Europe and Asia , the volcanic band runs parallel to the grand mountain ranges of those regions ; and in America , it extends along the line of the mighty ...
... direction of the most elevated land in the districts they traverse . Thus , in Europe and Asia , the volcanic band runs parallel to the grand mountain ranges of those regions ; and in America , it extends along the line of the mighty ...
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... direction of the principal mountain ranges . Thus , in the Old Continent , a continuous , or nearly continuous line of mountains , extends from the borders of Europe , on the Atlantic , to those of Asia , on the Pacific Ocean . In ...
... direction of the principal mountain ranges . Thus , in the Old Continent , a continuous , or nearly continuous line of mountains , extends from the borders of Europe , on the Atlantic , to those of Asia , on the Pacific Ocean . In ...
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... direction of mountain ranges usually accords with that of the greatest extension of land , in all regions where they occur , whether of large or small dimensions ; the length of mountain ranges is therefore * Recent investigations have ...
... direction of mountain ranges usually accords with that of the greatest extension of land , in all regions where they occur , whether of large or small dimensions ; the length of mountain ranges is therefore * Recent investigations have ...
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... , the stem is called the axis , or centre , of a plant , because from thence the branches , leaves , & c . , diverge in all directions . rated from each other by a rocky barrier . In € 2 MOUNTAINS , VALLEYS , AND PLAINS . 19.
... , the stem is called the axis , or centre , of a plant , because from thence the branches , leaves , & c . , diverge in all directions . rated from each other by a rocky barrier . In € 2 MOUNTAINS , VALLEYS , AND PLAINS . 19.
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