The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... feet as it lay ; but I am inclined to think the feet must have been short in this case . I can speak of what I have myself seen . The highest flag - pole in Europe is the Douglas fir one in Kew Gardens , near London , which measures 165 ...
... feet as it lay ; but I am inclined to think the feet must have been short in this case . I can speak of what I have myself seen . The highest flag - pole in Europe is the Douglas fir one in Kew Gardens , near London , which measures 165 ...
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... feet , but in Western Utah and Nevada from 4,000 to 5,000 feet , while north of the Humboldt River , where the waters divide , it exceeds 4,000 feet . It is divided into two unequal portions by the Wahsatch Mountains , whose highest ...
... feet , but in Western Utah and Nevada from 4,000 to 5,000 feet , while north of the Humboldt River , where the waters divide , it exceeds 4,000 feet . It is divided into two unequal portions by the Wahsatch Mountains , whose highest ...
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... feet to the mile . From St. Paul , 700 feet above the sea , we can travel westerly for 670 miles , and yet find that at the mouth of the Yellowstone we are at an altitude of only 2,010 feet , with an average rise of two feet to the mile ...
... feet to the mile . From St. Paul , 700 feet above the sea , we can travel westerly for 670 miles , and yet find that at the mouth of the Yellowstone we are at an altitude of only 2,010 feet , with an average rise of two feet to the mile ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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