The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... feet . The streams that rise in this sierra either empty into salt or alkaline lakes or sink into the ground . Unlike all other long ranges of mountains , the continental or eastern side of the Cordilleras is nearly as precipitous as ...
... feet . The streams that rise in this sierra either empty into salt or alkaline lakes or sink into the ground . Unlike all other long ranges of mountains , the continental or eastern side of the Cordilleras is nearly as precipitous as ...
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... feet , and probably considerably less . The rims of the valley are formed of diorite and sandstone , and are raised only a little above the flood - plain , which is formed of mud and silt , the detritus brought down by the Amazon and ...
... feet , and probably considerably less . The rims of the valley are formed of diorite and sandstone , and are raised only a little above the flood - plain , which is formed of mud and silt , the detritus brought down by the Amazon and ...
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... feet in height , the most elevated table land on the globe , excepting Thibet . This lake is surrounded by lofty , snow - clad mountains , the highest of which is Illampa , 22,300 feet in height . On this lake are the remains of the ...
... feet in height , the most elevated table land on the globe , excepting Thibet . This lake is surrounded by lofty , snow - clad mountains , the highest of which is Illampa , 22,300 feet in height . On this lake are the remains of the ...
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... feet above the sea . Amidst the Alps , such a valley would be buried in eternal snow , but within the tropics it enjoys a perpetual spring . Here the Incas loved to dwell , and remains of immense fortresses , palaces and temples ...
... feet above the sea . Amidst the Alps , such a valley would be buried in eternal snow , but within the tropics it enjoys a perpetual spring . Here the Incas loved to dwell , and remains of immense fortresses , palaces and temples ...
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... feet in length , with rooms forming three sides of a court . The country of the Incas had every variety of climate , and the products were those of every part of the new world . On the coast , perpetual summer reigns , with all the ...
... feet in length , with rooms forming three sides of a court . The country of the Incas had every variety of climate , and the products were those of every part of the new world . On the coast , perpetual summer reigns , with all the ...
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