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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... feet , but is now 451 feet in height , and comprises no less than 82,539,000 cubic feet . The exterior can be climbed by steps three feet in height . The interior consists of several chambers and a labyrinth of low , dark passages where ...
... feet , but is now 451 feet in height , and comprises no less than 82,539,000 cubic feet . The exterior can be climbed by steps three feet in height . The interior consists of several chambers and a labyrinth of low , dark passages where ...
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... feet long and 134 feet wide and is surrounded by a colonnade 188 feet long by 118 feet high . The columns shown in the illustration are forty - four feet high and over seven feet in diameter . There are thirty - six of them - one for ...
... feet long and 134 feet wide and is surrounded by a colonnade 188 feet long by 118 feet high . The columns shown in the illustration are forty - four feet high and over seven feet in diameter . There are thirty - six of them - one for ...
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... feet , and the Three Brothers , 7,773 feet , and immediately opposite the im- pressive Yosemite Falls . Here the stream , 25 feet in width at the crest , takes a preliminary leap of 1,500 feet , then rushes 626 feet downward in a series ...
... feet , and the Three Brothers , 7,773 feet , and immediately opposite the im- pressive Yosemite Falls . Here the stream , 25 feet in width at the crest , takes a preliminary leap of 1,500 feet , then rushes 626 feet downward in a series ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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