The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... latitude 48 ° 15 ′ 5 ′′ north - that is , forty - eight degrees , fifteen minutes , five seconds north of the Equator . If the place lay south of the Equator , we should in like manner describe the place as in south latitude . In ...
... latitude 48 ° 15 ′ 5 ′′ north - that is , forty - eight degrees , fifteen minutes , five seconds north of the Equator . If the place lay south of the Equator , we should in like manner describe the place as in south latitude . In ...
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... latitude 57 ° -a lower latitude than that of Aberdeen , in Scotland - here again demonstrating the effect of great land masses , independent of northerly locality , on the temperature of a country . In America no wheat has ever been ...
... latitude 57 ° -a lower latitude than that of Aberdeen , in Scotland - here again demonstrating the effect of great land masses , independent of northerly locality , on the temperature of a country . In America no wheat has ever been ...
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... latitude 83 ° 20 ′ 26 ′′ , 399 miles from the North Pole , Markham found only firm " ancient " ice . The idea of ... latitude 78 ° N. , on the same basis of calculation , the influence of the sun is only th less than at the Pole , and ...
... latitude 83 ° 20 ′ 26 ′′ , 399 miles from the North Pole , Markham found only firm " ancient " ice . The idea of ... latitude 78 ° N. , on the same basis of calculation , the influence of the sun is only th less than at the Pole , and ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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