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... islands , and in South Africa by shoals . The area of the greater ( the old ) continent , together with its adjacent islands , is about thirty - three millions of square miles ; that of America , only fourteen millions and a half ; and ...
... islands , and in South Africa by shoals . The area of the greater ( the old ) continent , together with its adjacent islands , is about thirty - three millions of square miles ; that of America , only fourteen millions and a half ; and ...
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... islands ; and where such islands are not apparent , the tendency towards their formation is discoverable by the soundings , which prove the existence of shoals in the places where such islands would otherwise be apparent . A general ...
... islands ; and where such islands are not apparent , the tendency towards their formation is discoverable by the soundings , which prove the existence of shoals in the places where such islands would otherwise be apparent . A general ...
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... islands deeply indented by bays and inlets , some of them perhaps of large size , having considerable rivers , depositing various beds of mud and sand . The neighbouring seas were tenanted by many large sharks , by gigantic rays , by ...
... islands deeply indented by bays and inlets , some of them perhaps of large size , having considerable rivers , depositing various beds of mud and sand . The neighbouring seas were tenanted by many large sharks , by gigantic rays , by ...
Términos y frases comunes
abundant acid Acrogens Africa alumina America Ammonite animal atmosphere bark beautiful beds belemnites bread-plants called carbon carbonic acid cells Ceylon chiefly clay climate coal cocoa cocoa-nut colour contains copper countries crystals cultivated Cyclopteris deep diamond earth employed Europe Exogens extensive feet fibre flowers fluid forests fossil fruit fusel oil garden Glyptodon gold greywacke ground grow GUTTA PERCHA heat Ichthyosaurus important India iron islands kinds land leaves Lepidodendron lime limestone maize manufacture manure medicine Megatherium metals mineral mountains naphtha native natural numerous nutrition o'er obtained ocean ornamental palm peculiar plantain plants plesiosaur produce purposes quantity resins rivers rocks roots sand sandstone seeds shells silica soft South South America species Sphenopteris spring starch stem stone strata substance sulphur sulphuric acid supply surface Teleosaurus thickness thou timber trees tropical varieties various vegetable weather wind wood yields