Recreations in Physical Geography; or, The Earth as it is |
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... producing Pulque 364 Chocolate Tree . - Theobroma Cacao 368 Section of a Vein of Bituminous Coal , in the Island of Cuba . Jorullo 370 385 Govatt's Leap , Blue Mountains 393 Cape Pillar , Van Diemen's Land 395 Australian Forest Scenery ...
... producing Pulque 364 Chocolate Tree . - Theobroma Cacao 368 Section of a Vein of Bituminous Coal , in the Island of Cuba . Jorullo 370 385 Govatt's Leap , Blue Mountains 393 Cape Pillar , Van Diemen's Land 395 Australian Forest Scenery ...
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... produced by lightning . Thus , at Cayamba , in Colombia , about forty years ago , the lightning reft a cliff in its entire length , and precipitated a mighty mass into the river Huallaga , whose course was at the time obstructed ; and ...
... produced by lightning . Thus , at Cayamba , in Colombia , about forty years ago , the lightning reft a cliff in its entire length , and precipitated a mighty mass into the river Huallaga , whose course was at the time obstructed ; and ...
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... produces on the earth's surface , may , however , be regarded as some of the most important phenomena which it belongs to physical geography to describe " . Some of our readers may , nevertheless , not be aware of the magnificent scale ...
... produces on the earth's surface , may , however , be regarded as some of the most important phenomena which it belongs to physical geography to describe " . Some of our readers may , nevertheless , not be aware of the magnificent scale ...
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... produce ; and a considerable portion is occupied by forests of birch and pine . The depression before alluded to , in the region of the Caspian Sea , may be considered as a continuation of the great European lowland . A vast plain , or ...
... produce ; and a considerable portion is occupied by forests of birch and pine . The depression before alluded to , in the region of the Caspian Sea , may be considered as a continuation of the great European lowland . A vast plain , or ...
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... produced suddenly , by intense cold in the upper regions of the atmosphere ; the latter , therefore , frequently occurs in summer , and in hot climates , where snow is unknown . The quantity of rain which falls in different parts of the ...
... produced suddenly , by intense cold in the upper regions of the atmosphere ; the latter , therefore , frequently occurs in summer , and in hot climates , where snow is unknown . The quantity of rain which falls in different parts of the ...
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