The Earth: A Descriptive History of the Phenomena of the Life of the Globe, 1. köideHarper & Brothers, 1872 - 573 pages |
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Adour alluvium Alps America ancient Asia banks basaltic basin Carl Ritter Caspian Caspian Sea cause centuries chain channel CHAPTER coast cone considerable continent course crater crevasses cubic yards débris delta deposited depression depth descend desert earth earthquakes elevation enormous eruption Etna Europe extent fact fall feet fissures flow geological geologists glacier globe gradually ground Gulf height Himalaya hollowed immense inhabitants islands Isle Jura Lake of Geneva lakes land lava layers less liquid mass marshes miles Mississippi Mont Mont Blanc Monte Rosa moraines mountains mouth névé ocean outlet peninsula phenomena plains planet plateaux portion present Pyrenees quantity rain regions Rhone rise river rivulets rocks salt shores side slopes snow soil sometimes southern springs square miles stone strata stream subterranean summits surface temperature terrestrial tion torrent trachyte tributaries upheaval valley vapor various volcanoes water-courses waves whole wind
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