The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 64National Geographic Society, 1933 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 68
... feet , and the birds customarily eat while flying , tear- ing their prey apart with their bills . They are believed to be entirely beneficial . The nest of the swallow - tailed kite is built in trees , often from 60 to 125 feet from the ...
... feet , and the birds customarily eat while flying , tear- ing their prey apart with their bills . They are believed to be entirely beneficial . The nest of the swallow - tailed kite is built in trees , often from 60 to 125 feet from the ...
Page 133
... feet . In addition , there was the all- important electrical installation . At first sight , this height of 33,000 feet would seem to afford a fair margin of some 4,000 feet over the summit . Closer investi- gation by the scientists ...
... feet . In addition , there was the all- important electrical installation . At first sight , this height of 33,000 feet would seem to afford a fair margin of some 4,000 feet over the summit . Closer investi- gation by the scientists ...
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... feet and is separated from the Everest mass itself by depressions filled with glaciers and snow beds . Now , the altimeter showing above 32,000 feet , we came over the end of Chamlang and saw towering before us Lhotse and the very ...
... feet and is separated from the Everest mass itself by depressions filled with glaciers and snow beds . Now , the altimeter showing above 32,000 feet , we came over the end of Chamlang and saw towering before us Lhotse and the very ...
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CubaThe Isle of Romance By ENRIQUE C Canova 345 | 43 |
Eagles Hawks and Vultures 5 ills in color from paintings by MAJ ALLAN BROOKS | 64 |
Ant spider synemosyna formica | 194 |
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