The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 149, Issue 3National Geographic Society., 1976 - Geography |
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... called callosities . Uniquely patterned on each right whale , the patches make visual identification easier . Central callosity on upper jaw was called the " bonnet " by whalers reminded of ladies ' hats . Whale's left eye is positioned ...
... called callosities . Uniquely patterned on each right whale , the patches make visual identification easier . Central callosity on upper jaw was called the " bonnet " by whalers reminded of ladies ' hats . Whale's left eye is positioned ...
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... called the Kalsa - from the Arabic al - Halisah , loosely the Elite , be- cause once the houses of Saracen dignitaries stood here . Above rises the quarter of Il Cássaro , from al - Qasr , the Redoubt , site of the emirs ' fortress ...
... called the Kalsa - from the Arabic al - Halisah , loosely the Elite , be- cause once the houses of Saracen dignitaries stood here . Above rises the quarter of Il Cássaro , from al - Qasr , the Redoubt , site of the emirs ' fortress ...
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... called Lake Per- gusa . Here , according to legend , the virgin goddess Persephone was picking flowers when Hades , ruler of hell , emerged from the lake and savagely abducted her . The tale could serve , I thought , as an allegory for ...
... called Lake Per- gusa . Here , according to legend , the virgin goddess Persephone was picking flowers when Hades , ruler of hell , emerged from the lake and savagely abducted her . The tale could serve , I thought , as an allegory for ...
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