The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 79National Geographic Society, 1941 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 127
... reached the beach , but by it we saw an unfor- gettable sight . A lake of clear , deep - blue water disappeared into the darkness , while stalactite fingers like petrified waves hung from the roof above , which in turn supported its ...
... reached the beach , but by it we saw an unfor- gettable sight . A lake of clear , deep - blue water disappeared into the darkness , while stalactite fingers like petrified waves hung from the roof above , which in turn supported its ...
Page 339
... reached Port Hedland the next morning radio bearing . We had been in the air now after a nonstop flight across the continent . It for nearly 14 hours and could not continue turned bitter cold during the night , and even to fly around ...
... reached Port Hedland the next morning radio bearing . We had been in the air now after a nonstop flight across the continent . It for nearly 14 hours and could not continue turned bitter cold during the night , and even to fly around ...
Page 703
... reached a peak . Power we had , in plenty ; but the problem of friction had reached the point where all the grease we could get from tallow , castor beans , pig fat , and fish was not enough . By the time oil was struck in Pennsylvania ...
... reached a peak . Power we had , in plenty ; but the problem of friction had reached the point where all the grease we could get from tallow , castor beans , pig fat , and fish was not enough . By the time oil was struck in Pennsylvania ...
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