The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography |
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In the several passes of the Cordilleras they constructed fortifications to protect their borders and prevent invasion . The capital of the territory , Cuzco , was situated in a beautiful valley ten thousand feet above the sea .
In the several passes of the Cordilleras they constructed fortifications to protect their borders and prevent invasion . The capital of the territory , Cuzco , was situated in a beautiful valley ten thousand feet above the sea .
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... we might well hope the human had improved his humanity and believe we had entered the 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 .
... we might well hope the human had improved his humanity and believe we had entered the 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 .
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The mountains on the northern border of the seaward - stretching table - lands , both southeast and northwest of Yakutat bay , are abrupt and present steep southward - facing bluffs . This escarpment is formed of stratified sandstones ...
The mountains on the northern border of the seaward - stretching table - lands , both southeast and northwest of Yakutat bay , are abrupt and present steep southward - facing bluffs . This escarpment is formed of stratified sandstones ...
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On the same sheet there is a more detailed chart of the islands along the eastern 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 ...
On the same sheet there is a more detailed chart of the islands along the eastern 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 ...
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79 was unusually fine , and a splendid view of the great ice - stream with its many tributaries was obtained from a hill - top about a thousand feet high , on its eastern border . The glacier discharges into the head of the bay and ...
79 was unusually fine , and a splendid view of the great ice - stream with its many tributaries was obtained from a hill - top about a thousand feet high , on its eastern border . The glacier discharges into the head of the bay and ...
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