The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 57National Geographic Society, 1930 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 114
... Four Quarters of the World " ( that is to say , his kingdom was roughly the equivalent of modern Iraq ) , but he claimed to have " made straight his way from below to above . " In other words , he marched by force of arms from the ...
... Four Quarters of the World " ( that is to say , his kingdom was roughly the equivalent of modern Iraq ) , but he claimed to have " made straight his way from below to above . " In other words , he marched by force of arms from the ...
Page 280
... four miles up in the air ! Four miles - not quite ; some volunteer auditor will question that - but almost four miles - 420 feet less . A normal city block is 660 ; less than a block to go ; but we won't bother about that ; we're not ...
... four miles up in the air ! Four miles - not quite ; some volunteer auditor will question that - but almost four miles - 420 feet less . A normal city block is 660 ; less than a block to go ; but we won't bother about that ; we're not ...
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... four inches ! Each field is surrounded by a tiny dike , and when the rice is three or four weeks old and has attained a growth of from eight to twelve inches , water is let on by gravity from surface canals . The main canals are from 50 ...
... four inches ! Each field is surrounded by a tiny dike , and when the rice is three or four weeks old and has attained a growth of from eight to twelve inches , water is let on by gravity from surface canals . The main canals are from 50 ...
Contents
An Expedition on the ChinaTibet Frontier to | 131 |
Sumatra A Ribbon of Color on the Equator 25 illustrations in color from autochromes | 186 |
Cirenaica | 325 |
Copyright | |
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