The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 9
... borders and prevent invasion . The capital of the territory , Cuzco , was situated in a beautiful valley ten thousand feet above the sea . Amidst the Alps , such a valley would be buried in eternal snow , but within the tropics it ...
... borders and prevent invasion . The capital of the territory , Cuzco , was situated in a beautiful valley ten thousand feet above the sea . Amidst the Alps , such a valley would be buried in eternal snow , but within the tropics it ...
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... border land of the millennium that enthusiasts have so long held up to us as the final stage in the progress of man . 5 - NAT . GEOG . MAG . , VOL . III , 1891 . ( 31 ) The professions of the African powers are peaceful , but G OGDEN.
... border land of the millennium that enthusiasts have so long held up to us as the final stage in the progress of man . 5 - NAT . GEOG . MAG . , VOL . III , 1891 . ( 31 ) The professions of the African powers are peaceful , but G OGDEN.
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... border of the seaward - stretch- ing table - lands , both southeast and northwest of Yakutat bay , are abrupt and present steep southward - facing bluffs . This escarpment is formed of stratified sandstones and shales , and owes its ...
... border of the seaward - stretch- ing table - lands , both southeast and northwest of Yakutat bay , are abrupt and present steep southward - facing bluffs . This escarpment is formed of stratified sandstones and shales , and owes its ...
Page 69
... border of Yakutat bay . The height of St. Elias is given as 17,000 feet ; its position , latitude 61 ° 2 ′ 6 ′′ and longitude 140 ° 4 ' , distant 30 miles from the sea . It is stated that in 1839 the mountain " began at times to smoke ...
... border of Yakutat bay . The height of St. Elias is given as 17,000 feet ; its position , latitude 61 ° 2 ′ 6 ′′ and longitude 140 ° 4 ' , distant 30 miles from the sea . It is stated that in 1839 the mountain " began at times to smoke ...
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... border . The glacier discharges into the head of the bay and forms a magnificent line of ice- cliffs over two hundred feet high and three miles in extent . This portion of the coast of Alaska has been described by several writers ; yet ...
... border . The glacier discharges into the head of the bay and forms a magnificent line of ice- cliffs over two hundred feet high and three miles in extent . This portion of the coast of Alaska has been described by several writers ; yet ...
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