The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 181National Geographic Society., 1992 - Geography |
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The only monument to Prince Henry outside Portugal exists in Fall River , Massachusetts . And in Newport , Rhode Island , at the sea's edge is a reproduction of the massive compass Henry used in Sagres . ROBERT TEIXEIRA , JR .
The only monument to Prince Henry outside Portugal exists in Fall River , Massachusetts . And in Newport , Rhode Island , at the sea's edge is a reproduction of the massive compass Henry used in Sagres . ROBERT TEIXEIRA , JR .
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Huge black tankers and tugboats lined the river channel - working vessels manned by hard - eyed Russian sailors who cast dark stares down upon us as we passed . Obruchev , painted white with a cheer- ful red deck , seemed positively ...
Huge black tankers and tugboats lined the river channel - working vessels manned by hard - eyed Russian sailors who cast dark stares down upon us as we passed . Obruchev , painted white with a cheer- ful red deck , seemed positively ...
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Their search for treasure is leaving a perilous legacy - mercury , used to bind with gold and separate it from river silt . Perhaps 1,500 tons of mercury have been dumped into the Amazon River system , contami- nating fish and ...
Their search for treasure is leaving a perilous legacy - mercury , used to bind with gold and separate it from river silt . Perhaps 1,500 tons of mercury have been dumped into the Amazon River system , contami- nating fish and ...
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