The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 5
... eastern branches rise in the mountains of Brazil , within seventy miles of the Atlantic ocean ; and 1500 miles away ... east and forces its way through the coast range to the Atlantic ocean . It runs through the gold and diamond regions ...
... eastern branches rise in the mountains of Brazil , within seventy miles of the Atlantic ocean ; and 1500 miles away ... east and forces its way through the coast range to the Atlantic ocean . It runs through the gold and diamond regions ...
Page 7
... east to west . The streams in the plain south of the valley of the La Plata rise in the Andes and flow southeastward to the Atlantic . THE ABORIGINES . The aborigines of America , except the Esquimaux , are unlike the natives of other ...
... east to west . The streams in the plain south of the valley of the La Plata rise in the Andes and flow southeastward to the Atlantic . THE ABORIGINES . The aborigines of America , except the Esquimaux , are unlike the natives of other ...
Page 9
... eastern slope of the Cordilleras , toward the great plain of the Amazon , the Incas met a stronger and more savage people , with whom they were in constant warfare . In the several passes of the Cordilleras they constructed ...
... eastern slope of the Cordilleras , toward the great plain of the Amazon , the Incas met a stronger and more savage people , with whom they were in constant warfare . In the several passes of the Cordilleras they constructed ...
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... eastern slope , rich and fertile , producing every tree and flower , all fruits and vegetables grown in any part of the world ; in the mountains , mines of gold and silver , platinum and cinnabar , copper and tin , lead and iron , coal ...
... eastern slope , rich and fertile , producing every tree and flower , all fruits and vegetables grown in any part of the world ; in the mountains , mines of gold and silver , platinum and cinnabar , copper and tin , lead and iron , coal ...
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... east with the Brazilian lines on the Pacific ; and thus ultimately a road will run from Mollendo on the Atlantic ... eastern Cordilleras at an elevation of about 6,500 feet to the head waters of the Caqueta , or Yapura , a branch of the ...
... east with the Brazilian lines on the Pacific ; and thus ultimately a road will run from Mollendo on the Atlantic ... eastern Cordilleras at an elevation of about 6,500 feet to the head waters of the Caqueta , or Yapura , a branch of the ...
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