The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 4
... portion of the flood - plain . In the early autumn the equatorial rise commences in the head- waters of its tributaries , far south of the equator . The rains and melting snow raise the streams , and these the waters of the Amazon . As ...
... portion of the flood - plain . In the early autumn the equatorial rise commences in the head- waters of its tributaries , far south of the equator . The rains and melting snow raise the streams , and these the waters of the Amazon . As ...
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The Civilization of the Incas . 11 married couple received a stated portion which was increased as the family increased . Their only means of writing was by a cord , called quippus , about two feet long , composed of threads of ...
The Civilization of the Incas . 11 married couple received a stated portion which was increased as the family increased . Their only means of writing was by a cord , called quippus , about two feet long , composed of threads of ...
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... portion is tropical ; of the central part , semi - tropical ; of the extreme south , temperate or cold . The country is generally well watered excepting in the north- western part , where the land is dry and alkaline , like the arid ...
... portion is tropical ; of the central part , semi - tropical ; of the extreme south , temperate or cold . The country is generally well watered excepting in the north- western part , where the land is dry and alkaline , like the arid ...
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... portion is well watered , with beautiful streams running now through deep cañons and then through rich , fertile valleys steadily descending toward the northeast ; the valleys growing ever broader , warmer and more delightful , until ...
... portion is well watered , with beautiful streams running now through deep cañons and then through rich , fertile valleys steadily descending toward the northeast ; the valleys growing ever broader , warmer and more delightful , until ...
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... portion of her'territory , including a large part of her guano deposit . She was unable to keep her railroads in operation , much less to extend them , or to pay the interest on her bonds ; and thus bankruptcy followed defeat . At last ...
... portion of her'territory , including a large part of her guano deposit . She was unable to keep her railroads in operation , much less to extend them , or to pay the interest on her bonds ; and thus bankruptcy followed defeat . At last ...
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Agassiz glacier Alaska Amazon appears avalanches base beneath Bering Bering island Bering's Blossom island border camp canoe carts chart Coast and Geodetic crest crevasses débris dense Disenchantment bay eastern elevation Elias range Elias region expedition exploration feet flows formed Geodetic Survey GEOG Geological Survey glacial Haenke island height Hitchcock range ice-streams Icy bay indicated Kamshatka Kerr l'Isle l'Isle's lake land longitude lower Lucia glacier Malaspina glacier margin Marvine glacier melting miles moraines Mount Augusta Mount Cook Mount Owen Mount St NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC National Geographic Society névé night observations peaks Pinnacle system plateau Port Mulgrave portion reached ridge river rocks route rugged Russian sandstone Seward glacier shale shore side slope snow snow-fields southern southward steep stones storm stream Street summit surface tent terrace tion topographic tunnel valley vegetation voyage western westward Yakutat bay Yakutat system