The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... coast of Africa . It lies immediately north of the equator , disem- boguing in.0 ° 21 ′ 25 ′′ N. lat . and 9 ° 21 ′ 23 ′′ W. long . At the entrance , between Cape Joinville , or Santa Clara , on the N. , and Cape Pangara , or Sandy ...
... coast of Africa . It lies immediately north of the equator , disem- boguing in.0 ° 21 ′ 25 ′′ N. lat . and 9 ° 21 ′ 23 ′′ W. long . At the entrance , between Cape Joinville , or Santa Clara , on the N. , and Cape Pangara , or Sandy ...
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... coast , after a course of 170 miles in a south and south west direction , enters the Atlantic near the port of La Guardia . It is navigable by small vessels on the lower part of its course . are on the left the Sil , which rises among ...
... coast , after a course of 170 miles in a south and south west direction , enters the Atlantic near the port of La Guardia . It is navigable by small vessels on the lower part of its course . are on the left the Sil , which rises among ...
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... coast plains by low hills . East of the Buttauf extends the basaltic plateau called el Ahma ( " the inaccessible " ) , rising 1700 feet above the sea of Galilee . North of the Buttauf is a confused hill country , the spurs falling ...
... coast plains by low hills . East of the Buttauf extends the basaltic plateau called el Ahma ( " the inaccessible " ) , rising 1700 feet above the sea of Galilee . North of the Buttauf is a confused hill country , the spurs falling ...
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... coast from the mouth of the Mississippi to the Rio Grande . It is also believed to be the one most susceptible of such improvements as would constitute a harbor of the first class . Its superiority to the other ports of Texas is clearly ...
... coast from the mouth of the Mississippi to the Rio Grande . It is also believed to be the one most susceptible of such improvements as would constitute a harbor of the first class . Its superiority to the other ports of Texas is clearly ...
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... Coast . - Galway enjoys the advantage of a very extended line of sea - coast , indented by numerous harbours , which , however , are rarely used except by a few coasting and fishing vessels . Commencing at the coast of Mayo in the north ...
... Coast . - Galway enjoys the advantage of a very extended line of sea - coast , indented by numerous harbours , which , however , are rarely used except by a few coasting and fishing vessels . Commencing at the coast of Mayo in the north ...
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