The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... canals . As the river drops , Aswân closes down to fill up its storage reservoir , and the barrages also shut down to maintain the levels necessary at these points to feed into the canal system . Finally , all exits to the sea on the ...
... canals . As the river drops , Aswân closes down to fill up its storage reservoir , and the barrages also shut down to maintain the levels necessary at these points to feed into the canal system . Finally , all exits to the sea on the ...
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... Canal , which the United States built and opened for navigation on August 15 , 1914. The Canal Zone has an area of 441/2 square miles , includ- ing land and water . It was granted to the United States by the treaty made with Panama in ...
... Canal , which the United States built and opened for navigation on August 15 , 1914. The Canal Zone has an area of 441/2 square miles , includ- ing land and water . It was granted to the United States by the treaty made with Panama in ...
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... Canal , the , 832 Götaland , 830 Göteborg , 832 Gothenburg ( Göteborg ) , 835 Goths in Russia , 787 , 830 Gourock , 433 ... canals , 115 ; cleanliness , 110 ; colonies , 132 ; costume , 120-1 ; cycling , 113 ; dairy - land , 119 ; dykes ...
... Canal , the , 832 Götaland , 830 Göteborg , 832 Gothenburg ( Göteborg ) , 835 Goths in Russia , 787 , 830 Gourock , 433 ... canals , 115 ; cleanliness , 110 ; colonies , 132 ; costume , 120-1 ; cycling , 113 ; dairy - land , 119 ; dykes ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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