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... America • XXIII . OCEANICA - Australia - New Zealand - Antarctic Re- gions - Polynesia - Oceanic Volcanic Region - Con INDEX · clusion 279 306 323 350 361 • 376 407 Plate of Mountains ... Ships receding from the shore Map vi CONTENTS .
... America • XXIII . OCEANICA - Australia - New Zealand - Antarctic Re- gions - Polynesia - Oceanic Volcanic Region - Con INDEX · clusion 279 306 323 350 361 • 376 407 Plate of Mountains ... Ships receding from the shore Map vi CONTENTS .
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... shore , we observe the surface of the ocean , not losing itself in misty distance , but terminated by a sharp , clear , well - de- fined line , or offing , as it is called , which constitutes the visible horizon . If we sail out of ...
... shore , we observe the surface of the ocean , not losing itself in misty distance , but terminated by a sharp , clear , well - de- fined line , or offing , as it is called , which constitutes the visible horizon . If we sail out of ...
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... shore , And all its lessening turrets bluely fade : He climbs the mast to feast his eyes once more . If When the eye is elevated six feet above the water , an ob- ject may be seen on its surface at the distance of three miles . Two ...
... shore , And all its lessening turrets bluely fade : He climbs the mast to feast his eyes once more . If When the eye is elevated six feet above the water , an ob- ject may be seen on its surface at the distance of three miles . Two ...
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... shores of North America . The dry land is elevated into mountains and highlands , spread forth in plains , or depressed into valleys , all varying in extent and in elevation above the level of the sea ; with one exception , however , a ...
... shores of North America . The dry land is elevated into mountains and highlands , spread forth in plains , or depressed into valleys , all varying in extent and in elevation above the level of the sea ; with one exception , however , a ...
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... shores of the Atlantic to the valley of the Nile , and being partially bounded on the north by the Atlas range , and terminated on the south by the ele- vated land which extends across from Cape Verde to Abys- sinia . By far the greater ...
... shores of the Atlantic to the valley of the Nile , and being partially bounded on the north by the Atlas range , and terminated on the south by the ele- vated land which extends across from Cape Verde to Abys- sinia . By far the greater ...
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