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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Page 154
... Lake of Lucerne But the environs and the lake are the greatest attractions of Lucerne . This lake possesses great historical and romantic inter- est ; it is four times deeper than the North Sea ; and it is also known as the Lake of the ...
... Lake of Lucerne But the environs and the lake are the greatest attractions of Lucerne . This lake possesses great historical and romantic inter- est ; it is four times deeper than the North Sea ; and it is also known as the Lake of the ...
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... lake , seems to belong to a different age with its venerable wall almost intact and three well - preserved towers recalling mediæval warfare to a tranquil population of silk workers . Lake Maggiore is larger , as its name implies , and ...
... lake , seems to belong to a different age with its venerable wall almost intact and three well - preserved towers recalling mediæval warfare to a tranquil population of silk workers . Lake Maggiore is larger , as its name implies , and ...
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... Lakes or inland freshwater seas , namely , Superior , Michigan , Huron , Erie and Ontario , which have an aggregate area larger than Great Britain . Lake Superior is the largest sheet of fresh water on the globe , 380 miles by 162 ...
... Lakes or inland freshwater seas , namely , Superior , Michigan , Huron , Erie and Ontario , which have an aggregate area larger than Great Britain . Lake Superior is the largest sheet of fresh water on the globe , 380 miles by 162 ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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