The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... Falls GUIANA DUTCH 88equabo GUIANA FRENCH kop GUIANA TUMUCUMUQUE MTS . mbetas Vatuna Crattos R.Madeira Rio Negro RAmazon R R.Juruena Vac Obidos R.Tapaj R.Tapajos R.Arinos Macapa Outeiro Santarent Pa s R.Xingu R.Vanapu 10 20 30 30 40 50 ...
... Falls GUIANA DUTCH 88equabo GUIANA FRENCH kop GUIANA TUMUCUMUQUE MTS . mbetas Vatuna Crattos R.Madeira Rio Negro RAmazon R R.Juruena Vac Obidos R.Tapaj R.Tapajos R.Arinos Macapa Outeiro Santarent Pa s R.Xingu R.Vanapu 10 20 30 30 40 50 ...
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... falls in tropical showers for half the year and waters the largest and richest valley in the world . In this valley , among the Cordilleras , three great rivers - the Orinoco , the Amazon and La Plata - rise . The mountain ranges north ...
... falls in tropical showers for half the year and waters the largest and richest valley in the world . In this valley , among the Cordilleras , three great rivers - the Orinoco , the Amazon and La Plata - rise . The mountain ranges north ...
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where it is only 150 miles wide . Its total fall from the foot - hills of the Andes to the Atlantic is very slight , not over three or four hundred feet , and probably considerably less . The rims of the valley are formed of diorite and ...
where it is only 150 miles wide . Its total fall from the foot - hills of the Andes to the Atlantic is very slight , not over three or four hundred feet , and probably considerably less . The rims of the valley are formed of diorite and ...
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... the gold and diamond regions of Brazil , and has a considerable population along its banks . It has many falls and rapids , and considerable slack - water navigation . GENERAL DESCRIPTION . In Asia , the different countries have.
... the gold and diamond regions of Brazil , and has a considerable population along its banks . It has many falls and rapids , and considerable slack - water navigation . GENERAL DESCRIPTION . In Asia , the different countries have.
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... fall to ruin . It was probably this act which caused the overthrow of the empire , for in revenge the planters joined the insurgents in establishing the Republic . The The Portuguese and Brazilians are more peaceable and orderly than ...
... fall to ruin . It was probably this act which caused the overthrow of the empire , for in revenge the planters joined the insurgents in establishing the Republic . The The Portuguese and Brazilians are more peaceable and orderly than ...
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