The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 89National Geographic Society, 1946 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... land where approximately 90 percent of the crops rely on irrigation , such information is of para- mount importance . Out near Fallon , some 55 miles east of Reno , the Federal Government began the New- lands Reclamation Project ...
... land where approximately 90 percent of the crops rely on irrigation , such information is of para- mount importance . Out near Fallon , some 55 miles east of Reno , the Federal Government began the New- lands Reclamation Project ...
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... land poisoned by sea water presented a much more difficult problem . Approximately one - fourth of the Nether- lands lies below sea level . Seen from the air , much of the land appears as a great sheet of delicate green lace with cities ...
... land poisoned by sea water presented a much more difficult problem . Approximately one - fourth of the Nether- lands lies below sea level . Seen from the air , much of the land appears as a great sheet of delicate green lace with cities ...
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... land had never known ; mechanical tractors have ousted the unequal yoke of donkey and camel ; parents have toiled on the land while their young were cared for in kindergartens ; and new forests near Nazareth have spread their welcome ...
... land had never known ; mechanical tractors have ousted the unequal yoke of donkey and camel ; parents have toiled on the land while their young were cared for in kindergartens ; and new forests near Nazareth have spread their welcome ...
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