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Page 156
... feet . Even a " normal " tide exceeds 40 feet . Yet from the deck of Princess Helene we could see next to nothing of our surroundings . Finally , at the dock in Digby , the fog lifted just a bit . Eda peered in all directions . " But ...
... feet . Even a " normal " tide exceeds 40 feet . Yet from the deck of Princess Helene we could see next to nothing of our surroundings . Finally , at the dock in Digby , the fog lifted just a bit . Eda peered in all directions . " But ...
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... feet in height and 14 feet in circumference . Since it grows no annual rings , its age can- not be determined , but estimates go as high as 500 years . Mormons trekking westward are believed to have named the plant because its shaggy ...
... feet in height and 14 feet in circumference . Since it grows no annual rings , its age can- not be determined , but estimates go as high as 500 years . Mormons trekking westward are believed to have named the plant because its shaggy ...
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... feet above the ocean level and 275 feet above Cahuilla's shrunken survivor , the Salton Sea . Above this line the rocks are plainly of granite ; below it water has coated them with a coral- like calcium carbonate . Mr. Rooke led me up ...
... feet above the ocean level and 275 feet above Cahuilla's shrunken survivor , the Salton Sea . Above this line the rocks are plainly of granite ; below it water has coated them with a coral- like calcium carbonate . Mr. Rooke led me up ...
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Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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