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The Vosges mountains , which lie principally in France , penetrate for a short
distance into that part of Germany lying west of the Rhine . Bohemia is separated
from Moravia by a chain of mountains , sometimes called the Moravian
mountains .
The Vosges mountains , which lie principally in France , penetrate for a short
distance into that part of Germany lying west of the Rhine . Bohemia is separated
from Moravia by a chain of mountains , sometimes called the Moravian
mountains .
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The territory is traversed by the Apennines , and two thirds of its surface are
supposed to be covered by mountains and defiles ; the remainder comprises the
delightful plain around the city , and a number of fertile vallies . From the middle
of the ...
The territory is traversed by the Apennines , and two thirds of its surface are
supposed to be covered by mountains and defiles ; the remainder comprises the
delightful plain around the city , and a number of fertile vallies . From the middle
of the ...
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The most mountainous districts are the Tyrol and the other German provinces
south of the Danube . ... Bohemia and Transylvania are completely encircled by
great chains of mountains , while in ibe interior they are traversed by inferior
ridges .
The most mountainous districts are the Tyrol and the other German provinces
south of the Danube . ... Bohemia and Transylvania are completely encircled by
great chains of mountains , while in ibe interior they are traversed by inferior
ridges .
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The Burrampooter or Brahmaputra , its principal tributary , rises on the north side
of the Himmaleh mountains not far from the sources of the Ganges , and after
flowing for more than half its course in an easterly direction , breaks through the ...
The Burrampooter or Brahmaputra , its principal tributary , rises on the north side
of the Himmaleh mountains not far from the sources of the Ganges , and after
flowing for more than half its course in an easterly direction , breaks through the ...
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The governments of Tobolsk and Irkutsk , embracing the whole country east of
the Ural mountains , are usually called Siberia . It covers a greater extent of
territory ihan the whole of Europe , while the population hardly exceeds
1,000,000 .
The governments of Tobolsk and Irkutsk , embracing the whole country east of
the Ural mountains , are usually called Siberia . It covers a greater extent of
territory ihan the whole of Europe , while the population hardly exceeds
1,000,000 .
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| Título | A New System of Modern Geography, Or, A View of the Present State of the World |
| Autor | Sidney Edwards Morse |
| Editor | George Clark, 1822 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 15 Jul 2005 |
| N.º de páginas | 676 páginas |
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