The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography |
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5 : 3 Introduction — The Southern Coast of Alaska . : 55 Part I – Previous Explorations in the St. Elias Region . 58 Part II— Narrative of the St. Elias Expedition of 1890 . 755 Part III - Sketch of the Geology of the St. Elias Region ...
5 : 3 Introduction — The Southern Coast of Alaska . : 55 Part I – Previous Explorations in the St. Elias Region . 58 Part II— Narrative of the St. Elias Expedition of 1890 . 755 Part III - Sketch of the Geology of the St. Elias Region ...
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The Andes rise in the extreme south at Cape Horn , run in a northerly course through Patagonia and southern Chili ; thence continuing in three nearly parallel ranges , the western chain called the Andes ...
The Andes rise in the extreme south at Cape Horn , run in a northerly course through Patagonia and southern Chili ; thence continuing in three nearly parallel ranges , the western chain called the Andes ...
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In the southern part of Peru and upper Chili there is a broad sierra or plateau , at an elevation of from twelve to fourteen thousand feet . The streams that rise in this sierra either empty into salt or alkaline lakes or sink into the ...
In the southern part of Peru and upper Chili there is a broad sierra or plateau , at an elevation of from twelve to fourteen thousand feet . The streams that rise in this sierra either empty into salt or alkaline lakes or sink into the ...
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In the southern part of Chili and in that part formerly called Patagonia , rain is abundant and the country is fertile . The longest stretch of low and comparatively level land to be Wide Extent of the Interior Plain .
In the southern part of Chili and in that part formerly called Patagonia , rain is abundant and the country is fertile . The longest stretch of low and comparatively level land to be Wide Extent of the Interior Plain .
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The territory of the Incas extended from the southern part of Chili northward into Colombia , beyond Quito , a distance of two thousand miles , and west to the Pacific Ocean . On the eastern slope of the Cordilleras , toward the great ...
The territory of the Incas extended from the southern part of Chili northward into Colombia , beyond Quito , a distance of two thousand miles , and west to the Pacific Ocean . On the eastern slope of the Cordilleras , toward the great ...
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