A New System of Modern Geography, Or, A View of the Present State of the WorldGeorge Clark, 1822 - 676 páginas |
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... coast of the Pacific Ocean , from which it is several hun- dred miles distant . The part of this range which is in Mexico , is called the Cordilleras of Mexico , and the part north of Mexico the Rocky Mountains . The eastern range is ...
... coast of the Pacific Ocean , from which it is several hun- dred miles distant . The part of this range which is in Mexico , is called the Cordilleras of Mexico , and the part north of Mexico the Rocky Mountains . The eastern range is ...
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... coast . As they increased in numbers , they began to advance into the interior , either purchasing the land of the Indians , or driving them off by force The whites have now been increasing and advancing for more than three centuries ...
... coast . As they increased in numbers , they began to advance into the interior , either purchasing the land of the Indians , or driving them off by force The whites have now been increasing and advancing for more than three centuries ...
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... coast . The Danes and Norwe- gians have settlements along the coast , which contain in all about 6,000 or 7,000 souls . The number of the natives , 60 or 70 years ago , was estimated at 20,000 . It does not now , probably , exceed 7,000 ...
... coast . The Danes and Norwe- gians have settlements along the coast , which contain in all about 6,000 or 7,000 souls . The number of the natives , 60 or 70 years ago , was estimated at 20,000 . It does not now , probably , exceed 7,000 ...
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... coast of Nova Scotia are very numerous . The Bay of Fundy is remarkable for its tides , which rise in some parts to 40 feet , and in some to 60. The rise of the tide is so rapid , that cattle feeding on the shore , are often suddenly ...
... coast of Nova Scotia are very numerous . The Bay of Fundy is remarkable for its tides , which rise in some parts to 40 feet , and in some to 60. The rise of the tide is so rapid , that cattle feeding on the shore , are often suddenly ...
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... coast of La- brador , and the shores of the Frozen Ocean . They are of the same race with the Greenlanders . Like them they live princi- pally on seals and whales , and confine themselves to the sea coast , The interior is inhabited by ...
... coast of La- brador , and the shores of the Frozen Ocean . They are of the same race with the Greenlanders . Like them they live princi- pally on seals and whales , and confine themselves to the sea coast , The interior is inhabited by ...
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