The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 50National Geographic Society, 1927 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 8
... feet long and 39 feet in breadth - a tiny chip compared to the giants it is set to watch . She suggests a staunch - hearted but ineffective Jack - the - Giant - Killer when beside a berg 700 feet long , 250 feet wide , and 200 feet high ...
... feet long and 39 feet in breadth - a tiny chip compared to the giants it is set to watch . She suggests a staunch - hearted but ineffective Jack - the - Giant - Killer when beside a berg 700 feet long , 250 feet wide , and 200 feet high ...
Page 27
... feet long and about 150 feet high . From one side pro- jected one of the long , dangerous ice tongues , covered with about 10 feet of water . We laid the mines on the shelf and set them off . The berg shivered , a shower of loose ice ...
... feet long and about 150 feet high . From one side pro- jected one of the long , dangerous ice tongues , covered with about 10 feet of water . We laid the mines on the shelf and set them off . The berg shivered , a shower of loose ice ...
Page 28
... feet deep and 20 feet across . Ice is tamped in over the charge , but the explosion only serves to paint a black smudge 100 feet wide , the whole height of the ice cliff " ( see p . 20 ) . " The black banner serves as a handy ...
... feet deep and 20 feet across . Ice is tamped in over the charge , but the explosion only serves to paint a black smudge 100 feet wide , the whole height of the ice cliff " ( see p . 20 ) . " The black banner serves as a handy ...
Page 29
... feet in its upper section alone , drops for half a mile into Yosemite Valley ( see page 37 ) . It pictures to the ... feet ) , Suther- land Falls , New Zealand ( 1.904 feet , in three sections ) ( see page 40 ) , and Ka- lambo , South ...
... feet in its upper section alone , drops for half a mile into Yosemite Valley ( see page 37 ) . It pictures to the ... feet ) , Suther- land Falls , New Zealand ( 1.904 feet , in three sections ) ( see page 40 ) , and Ka- lambo , South ...
Page 31
... feet , its waters narrowing to 40 feet and forming a mass of noisy , bril- liant white . THE FLEECY VEIL OF UPPER YOSEMITE FALLS Falls such as. United States - Canadian boundary line , falls Niagara , the world's most famous cataract . A ...
... feet , its waters narrowing to 40 feet and forming a mass of noisy , bril- liant white . THE FLEECY VEIL OF UPPER YOSEMITE FALLS Falls such as. United States - Canadian boundary line , falls Niagara , the world's most famous cataract . A ...
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