The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... four times deeper than the North Sea ; and it is also known as the Lake of the Four Cantons , which were the begin- ning of Switzerland . It is very irregular in outline , with many bays and creeks , infinitely beautiful and infinitely ...
... four times deeper than the North Sea ; and it is also known as the Lake of the Four Cantons , which were the begin- ning of Switzerland . It is very irregular in outline , with many bays and creeks , infinitely beautiful and infinitely ...
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... Four - fifths of the world's asbestos comes from this province . Although it lacks coal , there is a powerful substitute in the abundant water - power , of which some 900,000 horse - power is now utilised . Quebec has been called the ...
... Four - fifths of the world's asbestos comes from this province . Although it lacks coal , there is a powerful substitute in the abundant water - power , of which some 900,000 horse - power is now utilised . Quebec has been called the ...
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... four heads and four arms , but he was also Vishnu , the Pre- server , with a quoit , a shell , a club , and a lotus in his four hands , and Siva , the Destroyer and Restorer , with a 486 The World To - Day.
... four heads and four arms , but he was also Vishnu , the Pre- server , with a quoit , a shell , a club , and a lotus in his four hands , and Siva , the Destroyer and Restorer , with a 486 The World To - Day.
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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