The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 98National Geographic Society, 1950 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 139
... village where cooking fires glowed in the darkness . At the foot of a waterfall in a rocky ravine was a pool where most of the village women had probably bathed that day . I followed a native girl's example of undressing and wrapping a ...
... village where cooking fires glowed in the darkness . At the foot of a waterfall in a rocky ravine was a pool where most of the village women had probably bathed that day . I followed a native girl's example of undressing and wrapping a ...
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... village of Maloja is at virtually the same altitude as St. Moritz . Then suddenly the bus began a spectacular descent into the Val Bregaglia , 2,000 feet below , on a steep road cut into the cliff . I was amazed at the dexterity with ...
... village of Maloja is at virtually the same altitude as St. Moritz . Then suddenly the bus began a spectacular descent into the Val Bregaglia , 2,000 feet below , on a steep road cut into the cliff . I was amazed at the dexterity with ...
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... village at about 9,000 feet altitude . Find- ing a heavy crop of wheat that high up amazed us . This grain takes only 40 days from planting to harvest . It produces a heavy yield , and is apparently quite impervious to cold . We brought ...
... village at about 9,000 feet altitude . Find- ing a heavy crop of wheat that high up amazed us . This grain takes only 40 days from planting to harvest . It produces a heavy yield , and is apparently quite impervious to cold . We brought ...
Contents
Copraship Voyage to Fijis Outlying Islands By Marjory C Thomas 121 | viii |
Delmarva Gift of the Sea By Catherine Bell Palmer With 21 illustrations in color | xix |
Lake Sunapees Golden Trout 14 illustrations in color from naturalcolor photographs | xxvi |
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