The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... Eastern Sierra Madre of Mexico , " his lecture being illustrated by lantern slides made from photographs taken in the vicinity of Monterey , Saltillo , Matehuala , Miquihuana , Doctor Arroyo , and the haci- enda El Carmen . Professor ...
... Eastern Sierra Madre of Mexico , " his lecture being illustrated by lantern slides made from photographs taken in the vicinity of Monterey , Saltillo , Matehuala , Miquihuana , Doctor Arroyo , and the haci- enda El Carmen . Professor ...
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... eastern range is deflected to the east along the northern coast of South America . The cen- tral range disappears between the Magdalena and Cauca rivers . The Andes form the water - shed of the continent . The waters on the western ...
... eastern range is deflected to the east along the northern coast of South America . The cen- tral range disappears between the Magdalena and Cauca rivers . The Andes form the water - shed of the continent . The waters on the western ...
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... east . Four hundred tributaries , abounding in beautiful falls and cataracts , unite to form this great river . The whole valley for 1600 miles is filled with dense and tangled forests . Noble trees of unrivalled beauty blossom in ...
... east . Four hundred tributaries , abounding in beautiful falls and cataracts , unite to form this great river . The whole valley for 1600 miles is filled with dense and tangled forests . Noble trees of unrivalled beauty blossom in ...
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... east and northeast add their flood to the waters of the southerly branches . The flood in the Amazon is thus continued for nearly six months , raising its waters from 30 to 50 feet . The channels are filled , and the flood - plains are ...
... east and northeast add their flood to the waters of the southerly branches . The flood in the Amazon is thus continued for nearly six months , raising its waters from 30 to 50 feet . The channels are filled , and the flood - plains are ...
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... eastern branches rise in the mountains of Brazil , within seventy miles of the Atlantic ocean ; and 1500 miles away ... east and forces its way through the coast range to the Atlantic ocean . It runs through the gold and diamond regions ...
... eastern branches rise in the mountains of Brazil , within seventy miles of the Atlantic ocean ; and 1500 miles away ... east and forces its way through the coast range to the Atlantic ocean . It runs through the gold and diamond regions ...
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