The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography |
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1 2 – Sketch Map of Alaska :: — Map of the St. Elias Region , after La Pérouse 60 # -Map of the eastern Shore of Yakutat Bay , after Dixon . 62 15 — Map of the St. Elias Region , after Malaspina , 0+ ( — Map of Bay de Monti , after ...
1 2 – Sketch Map of Alaska :: — Map of the St. Elias Region , after La Pérouse 60 # -Map of the eastern Shore of Yakutat Bay , after Dixon . 62 15 — Map of the St. Elias Region , after Malaspina , 0+ ( — Map of Bay de Monti , after ...
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Mr. WJ McGee delivered an address on “ The 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 ...
Mr. WJ McGee delivered an address on “ The 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 ...
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Near the source of the Magdalena and Cauca rivers in Colombia , the eastern range is deflected to the east along the northern coast of South America . The central range disappears between the Magdalena and Cauca rivers .
Near the source of the Magdalena and Cauca rivers in Colombia , the eastern range is deflected to the east along the northern coast of South America . The central range disappears between the Magdalena and Cauca rivers .
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Its most eastern branches rise in the mountains of Brazil , within seventy miles of the Atlantic ocean ; and 1500 miles away , on the other side of the continent , its most western tributaries rise only 125 miles from the Pacific .
Its most eastern branches rise in the mountains of Brazil , within seventy miles of the Atlantic ocean ; and 1500 miles away , on the other side of the continent , its most western tributaries rise only 125 miles from the Pacific .
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On the eastern slope of the Cordilleras , toward the great plain of the Amazon , the Incas met a stronger and more savage people , with whom they were in constant warfare . In the several passes of the Cordilleras they constructed ...
On the eastern slope of the Cordilleras , toward the great plain of the Amazon , the Incas met a stronger and more savage people , with whom they were in constant warfare . In the several passes of the Cordilleras they constructed ...
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