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 232
... southern half of Santa Fé , and Cordoba , and the northern part of the great Patagonian plains to Bahia Blanca . Then , according to the notes of Mr. Napp , the sterile Pampas show themselves to the west and north - west , and on the ...
... southern half of Santa Fé , and Cordoba , and the northern part of the great Patagonian plains to Bahia Blanca . Then , according to the notes of Mr. Napp , the sterile Pampas show themselves to the west and north - west , and on the ...
Page 119
... southern , and about twenty - five miles in length , is nearly all well cultivated and fenced , sheep farming , grazing , hay and wheat growing being the chief directions which agriculture takes . The contour of the country is generally ...
... southern , and about twenty - five miles in length , is nearly all well cultivated and fenced , sheep farming , grazing , hay and wheat growing being the chief directions which agriculture takes . The contour of the country is generally ...
Page 316
... Southern constitution , but as it produces hemp , rice , and maize , it cannot , according to Northern ideas , be very inclement . Yet the Japanese dread it so much that on the approach of winter thousands of fishermen , labourers , and ...
... Southern constitution , but as it produces hemp , rice , and maize , it cannot , according to Northern ideas , be very inclement . Yet the Japanese dread it so much that on the approach of winter thousands of fishermen , labourers , and ...
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