The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 15
... considerable distance . During the rainy season it carries a great volume of water to the sea , but in the dry months , according to Baily , it may be forded in almost every part , that is , for forty - five or sixty miles above its ...
... considerable distance . During the rainy season it carries a great volume of water to the sea , but in the dry months , according to Baily , it may be forded in almost every part , that is , for forty - five or sixty miles above its ...
Page 183
... considerably larger than the second and fifth . In order to enable the Hog family to " root " or turn up the ground , they are provided with a truncated and cylindrical proboscis , or snout , which is capable of considerable movement ...
... considerably larger than the second and fifth . In order to enable the Hog family to " root " or turn up the ground , they are provided with a truncated and cylindrical proboscis , or snout , which is capable of considerable movement ...
Page 67
... considerable trade with Europe , chiefly through two or three great Hamburg mercantile houses , which have stations on these and other of the islands . The Samoas are exceedingly beautiful and rich . The small islet of Aborima is an ...
... considerable trade with Europe , chiefly through two or three great Hamburg mercantile houses , which have stations on these and other of the islands . The Samoas are exceedingly beautiful and rich . The small islet of Aborima is an ...
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