The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 4
... valley are formed of diorite and sandstone , and are raised only a little above the flood - plain , which is formed of mud and silt , the detritus brought down by the Amazon and its tributaries . The flood - plain is from fifty to one ...
... valley are formed of diorite and sandstone , and are raised only a little above the flood - plain , which is formed of mud and silt , the detritus brought down by the Amazon and its tributaries . The flood - plain is from fifty to one ...
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... valleys ; but occasional droughts , sometimes lasting for two years , will prevent por- tions of Brazil from becoming densely inhabited . On the Pacific coast south of Ecuador , the rainfall becomes less and less . For three thousand ...
... valleys ; but occasional droughts , sometimes lasting for two years , will prevent por- tions of Brazil from becoming densely inhabited . On the Pacific coast south of Ecuador , the rainfall becomes less and less . For three thousand ...
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... valley of the La Plata rise in the Andes and flow southeastward to the Atlantic . THE ABORIGINES . The aborigines of ... valleys of the Orinoco and Amazon are forced to cultivate a little ground on the flood - plains , as the forests are ...
... valley of the La Plata rise in the Andes and flow southeastward to the Atlantic . THE ABORIGINES . The aborigines of ... valleys of the Orinoco and Amazon are forced to cultivate a little ground on the flood - plains , as the forests are ...
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... valley between the Andes and Cordilleras , crosses Lake Titicaca , and then descends to La Paz . Lake Titicaca , the largest lake of South America , is on a plateau between twelve and thirteen thousand feet in height , the most elevated ...
... valley between the Andes and Cordilleras , crosses Lake Titicaca , and then descends to La Paz . Lake Titicaca , the largest lake of South America , is on a plateau between twelve and thirteen thousand feet in height , the most elevated ...
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... valley ten thousand feet above the sea . Amidst the Alps , such a valley would be buried in eternal snow , but within the tropics it enjoys a perpetual spring . Here the Incas loved to dwell , and remains of immense fortresses , palaces ...
... valley ten thousand feet above the sea . Amidst the Alps , such a valley would be buried in eternal snow , but within the tropics it enjoys a perpetual spring . Here the Incas loved to dwell , and remains of immense fortresses , palaces ...
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