The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... range , stretching into South America under the name of the Andes ; * ( 2 ) , the Cascade range ; and ( 3 ) , the Coast range , a low and comparatively insignificant chain bordering the region immediately off the coast . All of these ...
... range , stretching into South America under the name of the Andes ; * ( 2 ) , the Cascade range ; and ( 3 ) , the Coast range , a low and comparatively insignificant chain bordering the region immediately off the coast . All of these ...
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... range of mountain chain , most people have grown up in the belief that the backbone of North America consists of a colossal rampart of mountains , which traverses the continent as a continuous range running in a nearly north and south ...
... range of mountain chain , most people have grown up in the belief that the backbone of North America consists of a colossal rampart of mountains , which traverses the continent as a continuous range running in a nearly north and south ...
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... ranges , or combinations of ranges . The eastern framework is composed of the Appa- lachian Range , the western by the Cordilleras of northern America — a part of that great system or chain of mountains which borders the Pacific coast ...
... ranges , or combinations of ranges . The eastern framework is composed of the Appa- lachian Range , the western by the Cordilleras of northern America — a part of that great system or chain of mountains which borders the Pacific coast ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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