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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... River Bahr - al - Ghazal , and the united stream is then known as the White Nile . In the highlands of Abyssinia rises a series of streams that unite to form the Blue Nile , which joins the White Nile at Khartum . Egypt is practically ...
... River Bahr - al - Ghazal , and the united stream is then known as the White Nile . In the highlands of Abyssinia rises a series of streams that unite to form the Blue Nile , which joins the White Nile at Khartum . Egypt is practically ...
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... river by which , in the spring , they are floated down to their destination . Each timber owner has his own particular brand and by means of a branding axe each trunk is marked . The floating of thousands of logs thrown into the river ...
... river by which , in the spring , they are floated down to their destination . Each timber owner has his own particular brand and by means of a branding axe each trunk is marked . The floating of thousands of logs thrown into the river ...
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... river . The rocks rise to 430 feet , while the river depth is seventy - six feet . There is a well - known legend asso- ciated with the Lorelei ; a nymph who had her dwelling on the rocks lured sailors and fishermen to destruction in ...
... river . The rocks rise to 430 feet , while the river depth is seventy - six feet . There is a well - known legend asso- ciated with the Lorelei ; a nymph who had her dwelling on the rocks lured sailors and fishermen to destruction in ...
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INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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