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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... Mountains , and these it was found difficult to cross . Though not very lofty - the highest point in Australia is only 7,340 feet - the mountains were savagely wild . Nowadays , when the Blue Mountains have been con- quered , and they ...
... Mountains , and these it was found difficult to cross . Though not very lofty - the highest point in Australia is only 7,340 feet - the mountains were savagely wild . Nowadays , when the Blue Mountains have been con- quered , and they ...
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... Mountain State has had its admiring legions . Crossed both by the range from which it takes its popu- lar name and by the Taconic Mountains , Vermont is separated from New York on the north - west by Lake Champlain , whose shores are ...
... Mountain State has had its admiring legions . Crossed both by the range from which it takes its popu- lar name and by the Taconic Mountains , Vermont is separated from New York on the north - west by Lake Champlain , whose shores are ...
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... mountains . Instead we find a country which sur- prises us by its friendliness ; idyllic lakes surrounded by well- wooded , fantastically formed mountains ; a sunny fairyland of wild flowers , the brightest of green grass and trees and ...
... mountains . Instead we find a country which sur- prises us by its friendliness ; idyllic lakes surrounded by well- wooded , fantastically formed mountains ; a sunny fairyland of wild flowers , the brightest of green grass and trees and ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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