The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 64National Geographic Society, 1933 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... flight is swift and powerful , and I have seen it easily overtake grouse and other fast - flying birds on the wing . In the north the goshawk eats Arctic hares , lemmings , and ptarmigan . In its southern invasions it is the foremost ...
... flight is swift and powerful , and I have seen it easily overtake grouse and other fast - flying birds on the wing . In the north the goshawk eats Arctic hares , lemmings , and ptarmigan . In its southern invasions it is the foremost ...
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... Flight VER since it was discovered , in 1852 , to be the highest mountain in the world , Mount Everest has exercised a hypnotic fascination for explorers . The idea of a flight to the mountain is no new one . Many years ago Jules Verne ...
... Flight VER since it was discovered , in 1852 , to be the highest mountain in the world , Mount Everest has exercised a hypnotic fascination for explorers . The idea of a flight to the mountain is no new one . Many years ago Jules Verne ...
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... flight would be sanctioned , subject to certain conditions . It had been recognized at an early stage in the organization of the Expedition that , in order to secure adequate scientific re- sults , two flights would almost certainly be ...
... flight would be sanctioned , subject to certain conditions . It had been recognized at an early stage in the organization of the Expedition that , in order to secure adequate scientific re- sults , two flights would almost certainly be ...
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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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