The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography |
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A great oceanic current flows along the western coast of Africa to the equator , where it is deflected across the Atlantic ocean and becomes the equatorial current . On reaching the coast of South America near Cape St. Roque , it is ...
A great oceanic current flows along the western coast of Africa to the equator , where it is deflected across the Atlantic ocean and becomes the equatorial current . On reaching the coast of South America near Cape St. Roque , it is ...
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The whole valley becomes a net - work of navigable waters , with islands and channels and lakes innumerable , forming a great inland sea , which the Brazilians call the Mediterranean of America . The upland , though only a little above ...
The whole valley becomes a net - work of navigable waters , with islands and channels and lakes innumerable , forming a great inland sea , which the Brazilians call the Mediterranean of America . The upland , though only a little above ...
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On the Pacific coast south of Ecuador , the rainfall becomes less and less . For three thousand miles along the coast of Peru and Chili there is no natural harbor ; a plain from ten to fifty miles in width extends from the Pacific to ...
On the Pacific coast south of Ecuador , the rainfall becomes less and less . For three thousand miles along the coast of Peru and Chili there is no natural harbor ; a plain from ten to fifty miles in width extends from the Pacific to ...
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... the male children and training the girls to become amazons and warriors . Orellano was received by the Queen ; his treachery was forgotten and a new expedition was sent out under his command ; but he died before reaching the river .
... the male children and training the girls to become amazons and warriors . Orellano was received by the Queen ; his treachery was forgotten and a new expedition was sent out under his command ; but he died before reaching the river .
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The hope for the future is that the English , German , and French population will increase and become permanently identified with the country ; they will then take an active interest in politics and direct the policy and administration ...
The hope for the future is that the English , German , and French population will increase and become permanently identified with the country ; they will then take an active interest in politics and direct the policy and administration ...
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