Outlines of Geography ...George Philip & Son, 1864 - 338 páginas |
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Página 108 - Nearly all the islands of the Greater and Lesser Antilles are mountainous; in some of the larger islands the mountains attain an elevation of 8000 feet, and many of the Lesser Antilles rise to half that height. The islands generally have rocky and deeply indented shores, especially towards the east; and in the interior there is generally either a single mountain or a mountain-group. Cuba and Hayti possess gold, silver, and other metals; but there are no minerals of any importance found in the smaller...
Página 324 - Maps (sixteen in number) designed to illustrate, on a scale of large size, and in a strictly clear and methodical manner, the leading features in the Physical Geography — 1st, of the World at large ; 2ndly, of the Great Divisions of the Globe (Europe, &c.) ; Srdly.
Página 318 - Philips' Select School Atlas, Comprising Twenty-four authentic Maps of the Principal Countries of the World. The Maps carefully printed in colors. Edited by William Hughes, FRGS With a copious Consulting Index. Imperial 8vo., new and cheaper edition, strongly bound in cloth, 5s. Philips...
Página 133 - It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by the Arctic Ocean...
Página 176 - Belginm and the English Channel ; on the west by the Bay of Biscay ; on the south by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean ; and on the east by Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. France lies between 42° 20', and 51° N. latitude ; and between 4" 4o' W., and 8" 15
Página 277 - Here's to the United States," said the first speaker, " bounded on the north by British America, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Página 318 - Hughes' s Training School Atlas, A Series of Maps illustrating the Physical Geography of the Great Divisions of the Globe. The Maps carefully printed in colors. New and enlarged edition. By William Hughes, FRGS, author of a "Class-Book of Physical Geography,
Página 318 - Modern and Seven Ancient Maps, constructed from the latest and best authorities. The Maps carefully printed in colors. Edited by W. Hughes, FRGS Accompanied by a Consulting Index, carefully compiled. New and improved edition. Imperial 8vo. , strongly half-bound, IDS. 6d. Philips' Select School Atlas, Comprising Twenty-four authentic Maps of the Principal Countries of the World.