The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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... feet below the Mediterranean . The water is fresh and clear , and large shoals of fish abound in it . The formation of the lake basin occurred later than the Chalk period , and was due to a subsidence of the strata , which appears to ...
... feet below the Mediterranean . The water is fresh and clear , and large shoals of fish abound in it . The formation of the lake basin occurred later than the Chalk period , and was due to a subsidence of the strata , which appears to ...
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... feet , but spring . tides occasionally rise more than 3 feet above , and fall nearly 2 feet below the plane of mean low water , and fluctuations between much wider limits are not uncommon under the influence of heavy winds . During a ...
... feet , but spring . tides occasionally rise more than 3 feet above , and fall nearly 2 feet below the plane of mean low water , and fluctuations between much wider limits are not uncommon under the influence of heavy winds . During a ...
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... feet ; flood discharge , 1,800,000 cubic feet per second ; ordinary discharge , 207,000 cubic feet ; longest duration of flood , about 40 days . The average descent of the river from Allahábád to Benares is 6 inches per mile ; from ...
... feet ; flood discharge , 1,800,000 cubic feet per second ; ordinary discharge , 207,000 cubic feet ; longest duration of flood , about 40 days . The average descent of the river from Allahábád to Benares is 6 inches per mile ; from ...
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... feet deep . The course of the river runs N. by E .; and on the bank near Gangotri there is a small temple about 8 or 10 feet high , in which are two images represent- ing the Ganges and Bhagirathí rivers . The bed of the river adjoining ...
... feet deep . The course of the river runs N. by E .; and on the bank near Gangotri there is a small temple about 8 or 10 feet high , in which are two images represent- ing the Ganges and Bhagirathí rivers . The bed of the river adjoining ...
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... feet . The whole of this region is celebrated for its fruitful valleys , its gorges , its beautiful streams , its vines , and its chestnut , mulberry , and other fruit trees , with which the mountains are often clothed to their summits ...
... feet . The whole of this region is celebrated for its fruitful valleys , its gorges , its beautiful streams , its vines , and its chestnut , mulberry , and other fruit trees , with which the mountains are often clothed to their summits ...
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