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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... valleys , broad and fertile plains , and extensive alluvions , relieved by large and beautiful lakes and majestic rivers , the whole teeming with animal and vegetable life , and possessing every variety of climate , from the torrid ...
... valleys , broad and fertile plains , and extensive alluvions , relieved by large and beautiful lakes and majestic rivers , the whole teeming with animal and vegetable life , and possessing every variety of climate , from the torrid ...
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... valleys , separated one from another by mountain knots , which mark the spots where ridges belonging to different systems intersect . In one sense , the lofty plains of the Desaguadero , Quito , and others are valleys , since they are ...
... valleys , separated one from another by mountain knots , which mark the spots where ridges belonging to different systems intersect . In one sense , the lofty plains of the Desaguadero , Quito , and others are valleys , since they are ...
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... valleys of surprising fertility ( p . 300 ) , whose produce can only be limited by the amount of labour procurable , and the extent of irrigation . Still , as no rain falls on the coast , even the most verdant spots have a dusty and dry ...
... valleys of surprising fertility ( p . 300 ) , whose produce can only be limited by the amount of labour procurable , and the extent of irrigation . Still , as no rain falls on the coast , even the most verdant spots have a dusty and dry ...
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