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... Hill described the similarity of topographic features of that region to those of the Great Basin of the United States . January 15 , 1892 . Special meeting . Meeting held in the Lecture Hall of Columbian University . Vice - President ...
... Hill described the similarity of topographic features of that region to those of the Great Basin of the United States . January 15 , 1892 . Special meeting . Meeting held in the Lecture Hall of Columbian University . Vice - President ...
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... HILL , PROF . R. T. , HINDS , DR . CLARA BLISS , HINMAN , RUSSELL , HITCHCOCK , PROF . C. H. , c , HOBBS , DR . Wм . H. , c , HODGKINS , PROF . H. L. , a , HODGKINS , W. C. , HOLDEN , PROF . E. S. , c , HOLDEN , MRS . L. E. , HOLDEN ...
... HILL , PROF . R. T. , HINDS , DR . CLARA BLISS , HINMAN , RUSSELL , HITCHCOCK , PROF . C. H. , c , HOBBS , DR . Wм . H. , c , HODGKINS , PROF . H. L. , a , HODGKINS , W. C. , HOLDEN , PROF . E. S. , c , HOLDEN , MRS . L. E. , HOLDEN ...
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... hills of the Andes meet the colder winds from the south and strike the snow summits of the Cordilleras , all the moisture is condensed , and the rain falls in tropical showers for half the year and waters the largest and richest valley ...
... hills of the Andes meet the colder winds from the south and strike the snow summits of the Cordilleras , all the moisture is condensed , and the rain falls in tropical showers for half the year and waters the largest and richest valley ...
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... 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 sandstone , and are raised only a little above the flood - plain ...
... 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 sandstone , and are raised only a little above the flood - plain ...
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... hills of the Andes . The Antarctic current runs along this coast ; the southeasterly winds blow over it on to the land and cool the air ; but as the winds are of low temperature their scanty vapor is dissipated by the heat radiated from ...
... hills of the Andes . The Antarctic current runs along this coast ; the southeasterly winds blow over it on to the land and cool the air ; but as the winds are of low temperature their scanty vapor is dissipated by the heat radiated from ...
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