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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... thousand and thirty thousand years ago the home of an amazing fauna driven out of France , Spain , and the Balkan peninsula by the Ice Ages . There were three or more kinds of elephants , one of which lingered down to VOL . II - 3 275 ...
... thousand and thirty thousand years ago the home of an amazing fauna driven out of France , Spain , and the Balkan peninsula by the Ice Ages . There were three or more kinds of elephants , one of which lingered down to VOL . II - 3 275 ...
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... thousand feet in height , bleak and sterile save for the scantiest vegetation . No sign of life breaks the solitude that hovers over the face of these grim walls . An occasional white porpoise is sometimes seen above the surface of the ...
... thousand feet in height , bleak and sterile save for the scantiest vegetation . No sign of life breaks the solitude that hovers over the face of these grim walls . An occasional white porpoise is sometimes seen above the surface of the ...
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... thousand of its inhabitants . Grenada Grenada is the last island of the Caribbees , or volcanic islands . It is from eighteen to twenty miles in length ; is moun- tainous and picturesque , with its central volcano , sparkling lakes ...
... thousand of its inhabitants . Grenada Grenada is the last island of the Caribbees , or volcanic islands . It is from eighteen to twenty miles in length ; is moun- tainous and picturesque , with its central volcano , sparkling lakes ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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