The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 68National Geographic Society, 1936 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 44
... feet long and 15 feet in diameter . Here it meets a stream of powdered coal under a flame that gives a temperature of from 2,500 to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit . The coal has been so finely ground that 95 percent of it will pass through a ...
... feet long and 15 feet in diameter . Here it meets a stream of powdered coal under a flame that gives a temperature of from 2,500 to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit . The coal has been so finely ground that 95 percent of it will pass through a ...
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... feet below sea level , its surface only 70 feet above . The wide " brim " has been formed by lava flows . So nearly perfect is the ring which Niua- foō forms about its lake - enclosing crater that at first sight it appears to be a coral ...
... feet below sea level , its surface only 70 feet above . The wide " brim " has been formed by lava flows . So nearly perfect is the ring which Niua- foō forms about its lake - enclosing crater that at first sight it appears to be a coral ...
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... feet , but 50 feet probably represents the average . Curious stories of the origin of the sands have circulated since they have been known to Americans , but the truth is not less inter- esting than the fanciful explanations . The ...
... feet , but 50 feet probably represents the average . Curious stories of the origin of the sands have circulated since they have been known to Americans , but the truth is not less inter- esting than the fanciful explanations . The ...
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An Unspoiled Patch of Polynesia Is Niuafoō Nicknamed Tin | 91 |
National Geographic Society Honors Byrd Antarctic Expedition | 107 |
A Pacific Island Provides the Palms Which Decorate Hotels | 115 |
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