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... land , and together they involve a descrip- tion of the physical peculiarities of this portion of our globe . The land is very unequally distributed in the two hemi- spheres separated by the Earth's equator ; the proportion of land to ...
... land , and together they involve a descrip- tion of the physical peculiarities of this portion of our globe . The land is very unequally distributed in the two hemi- spheres separated by the Earth's equator ; the proportion of land to ...
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... lands , called Llanos , covered with long grass , interspersed here and there with palm trees , used by the traveller in these inhospitable regions as land - marks . Among the features which characterise the land in the western ...
... lands , called Llanos , covered with long grass , interspersed here and there with palm trees , used by the traveller in these inhospitable regions as land - marks . Among the features which characterise the land in the western ...
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... land . The angular point is also generally succeeded or surrounded by one , or several islands ; and where such islands are not apparent , the tendency towards their formation is discoverable by the soundings , which prove the existence ...
... land . The angular point is also generally succeeded or surrounded by one , or several islands ; and where such islands are not apparent , the tendency towards their formation is discoverable by the soundings , which prove the existence ...
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