The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... interior of the continents . Africa and Australia have a structure different from that of the other continents ; they have elevated borders and an interior comparatively low and level , except in some disconnected tracts . Of the ...
... interior of the continents . Africa and Australia have a structure different from that of the other continents ; they have elevated borders and an interior comparatively low and level , except in some disconnected tracts . Of the ...
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... interior , not only on account of the dangers of ice - travel , but from a superstitious notion that the interior is inhabited by evil spirits in the shape of all sorts of monsters . " " Crossing over the comparatively narrow strip of ...
... interior , not only on account of the dangers of ice - travel , but from a superstitious notion that the interior is inhabited by evil spirits in the shape of all sorts of monsters . " " Crossing over the comparatively narrow strip of ...
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... interior ice . Nor do I think a range of mountains at all necessary for the formation of this huge mer de glace ; for this is an idea wholly derived from the Alpine and other mountain ranges , where the glacier system is a petty affair ...
... interior ice . Nor do I think a range of mountains at all necessary for the formation of this huge mer de glace ; for this is an idea wholly derived from the Alpine and other mountain ranges , where the glacier system is a petty affair ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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