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Page 48
... severe even than at Labrador , the thermometer sometimes falling to 20 or 30 ° below zero . Nor is this remarkable difference of climate confined to the New World ; it is also observable in the Old , of which the respective climates of ...
... severe even than at Labrador , the thermometer sometimes falling to 20 or 30 ° below zero . Nor is this remarkable difference of climate confined to the New World ; it is also observable in the Old , of which the respective climates of ...
Page 49
... severity of cold in winter , and at the same time , a considerable degree of heat in summer , it is said to possess an excessive climate . Thus , Sitka has an insular cli- mate , the summer temperature being low , and the winter ...
... severity of cold in winter , and at the same time , a considerable degree of heat in summer , it is said to possess an excessive climate . Thus , Sitka has an insular cli- mate , the summer temperature being low , and the winter ...
Page 50
... severity of climate has been supposed to arise , partly from the absence of any large sur- face of land in the temperate region of the southern hemi- sphere , capable of reflecting the heat of the sun , and partly from the occurrence of ...
... severity of climate has been supposed to arise , partly from the absence of any large sur- face of land in the temperate region of the southern hemi- sphere , capable of reflecting the heat of the sun , and partly from the occurrence of ...
Page 56
... severe as in Sweden . Hungary , on the contrary , sheltered by the Carpathian Mountains from the cold blasts of the north , and sloping gently towards the south , enjoys a milder climate than any part of Germany . The currents of the ...
... severe as in Sweden . Hungary , on the contrary , sheltered by the Carpathian Mountains from the cold blasts of the north , and sloping gently towards the south , enjoys a milder climate than any part of Germany . The currents of the ...
Page 72
... severe climate better than the other tribes , but becomes stunted as it enters the colder re- gions , and ceases to grow at N. lat . 70 ° . Beyond this , shrubs , bushes , and herbaceous plants alone are met with ; the dwarf willow ...
... severe climate better than the other tribes , but becomes stunted as it enters the colder re- gions , and ceases to grow at N. lat . 70 ° . Beyond this , shrubs , bushes , and herbaceous plants alone are met with ; the dwarf willow ...
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