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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... region occupying nearly the middle space between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer to be . The heat of the Pacific shore , owing , probably , to the greater dryness and purity of the atmosphere in that region , is not so intense as ...
... region occupying nearly the middle space between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer to be . The heat of the Pacific shore , owing , probably , to the greater dryness and purity of the atmosphere in that region , is not so intense as ...
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... region is usually divided into five great regions . These are : ( 1 ) The region skirting the shores of the Pacific . This country is in general low , from 50 to 150 miles in breadth , and 4,000 miles in length . The two extremities are ...
... region is usually divided into five great regions . These are : ( 1 ) The region skirting the shores of the Pacific . This country is in general low , from 50 to 150 miles in breadth , and 4,000 miles in length . The two extremities are ...
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... regions , according to the classification of Colonel Codazzi , its best orographer .. First , there is the alpine region of the Andes , which lies between 6,000 and 15,900 feet above the level of the sea . In this region are the Páramos ...
... regions , according to the classification of Colonel Codazzi , its best orographer .. First , there is the alpine region of the Andes , which lies between 6,000 and 15,900 feet above the level of the sea . In this region are the Páramos ...
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