The Countries of the World: Indians of North America ; Arctic regions ; Canada ; Pacific CoastCassell, 1876 |
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... southern end , or Pole , to the northern end , or Pole , would have an average length , taking one place . with another , of 7,899.1 miles ; while the mean Equatorial diameter , or its breadth , ascer- tained in the same manner , at the ...
... southern end , or Pole , to the northern end , or Pole , would have an average length , taking one place . with another , of 7,899.1 miles ; while the mean Equatorial diameter , or its breadth , ascer- tained in the same manner , at the ...
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... southern limit of this region is the southern range of Abies alba ( the white fir ) , and the commencement of Menzies spruce ( p . 161 ) , which is found as far north as lat . 57 ° 40 ' , and luxuriates in the Farallel of Sitka ( lat ...
... southern limit of this region is the southern range of Abies alba ( the white fir ) , and the commencement of Menzies spruce ( p . 161 ) , which is found as far north as lat . 57 ° 40 ' , and luxuriates in the Farallel of Sitka ( lat ...
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... southern points , 485 miles long , and varies in breadth from nearly 300 miles at the south to 50 at the north . Its area is 55,228,160 acres , of which 200,000 are cultivated . The population was , in 1880 , exclusive of tribal Indians ...
... southern points , 485 miles long , and varies in breadth from nearly 300 miles at the south to 50 at the north . Its area is 55,228,160 acres , of which 200,000 are cultivated . The population was , in 1880 , exclusive of tribal Indians ...
Contents
THE ARCTIC REGIONS IN GENERAL | 17 |
SEA ICE GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS | 48 |
LIFE IN POLAR LANDS | 71 |
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