The Encyclop¿dia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, 2. köideHugh Chisholm At the University Press, 1910 |
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... coast , contains about 2000 inhabitants . The ruins of Palaeopolis , the ancient capital , are on the west coast ; the town ANDROTION ( c . 350 B.C. ) , Greek orator , and one of the leading politicians of his time , was a pupil of ...
... coast , contains about 2000 inhabitants . The ruins of Palaeopolis , the ancient capital , are on the west coast ; the town ANDROTION ( c . 350 B.C. ) , Greek orator , and one of the leading politicians of his time , was a pupil of ...
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... coast to the vicinity of Llanerchymedd . Between this granite and the pre - Cambrian of Holyhead is a narrow tract of Ordovician slates and grits with Llandovery beds in places ; this tract spreads out in the N. of the island between ...
... coast to the vicinity of Llanerchymedd . Between this granite and the pre - Cambrian of Holyhead is a narrow tract of Ordovician slates and grits with Llandovery beds in places ; this tract spreads out in the N. of the island between ...
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... coast of Africa south of the equator . With the exception of the enclave of Kabinda ( q.v. ) the province lies wholly south of the river Congo . Bounded on the W. by the Atlantic Ocean , it extends along the coast from the southern bank ...
... coast of Africa south of the equator . With the exception of the enclave of Kabinda ( q.v. ) the province lies wholly south of the river Congo . Bounded on the W. by the Atlantic Ocean , it extends along the coast from the southern bank ...
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... coast plains are unsuited to Europeans . In the interior , above 3300 ft . , the temperature and rainfall , together with malaria , decrease . The plateau climate is healthy and invigor- ating . The mean annual temperature at São ...
... coast plains are unsuited to Europeans . In the interior , above 3300 ft . , the temperature and rainfall , together with malaria , decrease . The plateau climate is healthy and invigor- ating . The mean annual temperature at São ...
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... coast of Africa towards the close of the 15th century . The river Congo was discovered by Diogo Cam or Cão in 1482. He erected a stone pillar at the mouth of the river , which accordingly took the title of Rio de Padrão , and ...
... coast of Africa towards the close of the 15th century . The river Congo was discovered by Diogo Cam or Cão in 1482. He erected a stone pillar at the mouth of the river , which accordingly took the title of Rio de Padrão , and ...
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