The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 187
... spring tides . Spring Tides Rise Twice a Month The term " spring tide " has no seasonal connotation ; it comes from the Anglo - Saxon word springan , to rise . Spring tides come twice a month throughout the year : when the sun and moon ...
... spring tides . Spring Tides Rise Twice a Month The term " spring tide " has no seasonal connotation ; it comes from the Anglo - Saxon word springan , to rise . Spring tides come twice a month throughout the year : when the sun and moon ...
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... springs . Its forests and upland meadows are gay with narcissus and daffodils in spring , and smothered with snow in winter . It is a land of intimate small towns , few cities , and down - to - earth folk , friendly and genuine and ...
... springs . Its forests and upland meadows are gay with narcissus and daffodils in spring , and smothered with snow in winter . It is a land of intimate small towns , few cities , and down - to - earth folk , friendly and genuine and ...
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... springs to bring them patients , tourists , and income . Chaudes Aigues lies off the beaten track ; as the name suggests , its water is acutely hot . It flows from a spring at about 180 degrees F. and since Roman times has furnished the ...
... springs to bring them patients , tourists , and income . Chaudes Aigues lies off the beaten track ; as the name suggests , its water is acutely hot . It flows from a spring at about 180 degrees F. and since Roman times has furnished the ...
Contents
Across the Frozen Desert to Byrd Station Tractorborne Explorers | vi |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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