The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 4Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest G. P. Putnam's sons, 1925 |
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Page 780
... square miles there are only 98,375,000 people . Only a small fraction of the mineral resources has been touched . In Siberia , where , in much of the country , the climate resembles that of Canada , and where the land is very fertile ...
... square miles there are only 98,375,000 people . Only a small fraction of the mineral resources has been touched . In Siberia , where , in much of the country , the climate resembles that of Canada , and where the land is very fertile ...
Page 808
... square miles , that is , nearly twice as large as Yorkshire . The northern portion is a huge grassy steppe extend- ing over three parts of the peninsula and affording pasturage for herds of cattle , while the southern part is a ...
... square miles , that is , nearly twice as large as Yorkshire . The northern portion is a huge grassy steppe extend- ing over three parts of the peninsula and affording pasturage for herds of cattle , while the southern part is a ...
Page 811
... square miles , and a population of over nine millions , it was an integral part of the Russian Empire . The whole country east of the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea includes what we are accustomed to call Siberia . Its present ...
... square miles , and a population of over nine millions , it was an integral part of the Russian Empire . The whole country east of the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea includes what we are accustomed to call Siberia . Its present ...
Page 812
... square miles ( population 2,344,800 ) ; Poland was lost to Russia , with 49,150 square miles ( population 11,500,000 ) ; Esthonia , Finland , Latvia and Lithuania also became entirely independent , autonomous States . The rest of Russia ...
... square miles ( population 2,344,800 ) ; Poland was lost to Russia , with 49,150 square miles ( population 11,500,000 ) ; Esthonia , Finland , Latvia and Lithuania also became entirely independent , autonomous States . The rest of Russia ...
Page 817
... square miles with 30,000 islands on the coast and over 16,000 square miles of lakeland - whence the name , " land of a thousand lakes . " Half the territory is covered with forests and the State owns 120 million timber trees , from ...
... square miles with 30,000 islands on the coast and over 16,000 square miles of lakeland - whence the name , " land of a thousand lakes . " Half the territory is covered with forests and the State owns 120 million timber trees , from ...
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