Outlines of Geography ...George Philip & Son, 1864 - 338 páginas |
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... province of Ulster flax and hemp are grown , but only in small quantities . Large numbers of cattle are reared and exported to England . The coun- ties in which oxen are chiefly bred are Limerick , Tipperary , Roscommon , and Meath ...
... province of Ulster flax and hemp are grown , but only in small quantities . Large numbers of cattle are reared and exported to England . The coun- ties in which oxen are chiefly bred are Limerick , Tipperary , Roscommon , and Meath ...
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... Provinces , Malacca , Penang , and Singapore . Rice ASSAM is a long narrow strip of country lying in the valley of the Brahmapootra . It is bounded on the north and south by high mountains , but the greater part of the country is level ...
... Provinces , Malacca , Penang , and Singapore . Rice ASSAM is a long narrow strip of country lying in the valley of the Brahmapootra . It is bounded on the north and south by high mountains , but the greater part of the country is level ...
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... province ; and Sandoway , further to the south . PEGU , formerly a province of Burmah , embraces the delta of the Irrawady , with a large adjoining tract of country . The minerals of the province comprise iron , tin , lead , and ...
... province ; and Sandoway , further to the south . PEGU , formerly a province of Burmah , embraces the delta of the Irrawady , with a large adjoining tract of country . The minerals of the province comprise iron , tin , lead , and ...
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... Provinces is about 32,000 square miles , and the population about 120,000 . There is a little manufacturing carried on in ... Province , which has an area of 2000 square miles , and a population of 50,000 . It is a dependency of Penang ...
... Provinces is about 32,000 square miles , and the population about 120,000 . There is a little manufacturing carried on in ... Province , which has an area of 2000 square miles , and a population of 50,000 . It is a dependency of Penang ...
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... Provinces are subject to the Bengal Presidency ; Penang , Malacca , and Singapore form a distinct province , under the title of the Eastern Settlements . LABUAN is a small island , of triangular shape , off the north - west coast of ...
... Provinces are subject to the Bengal Presidency ; Penang , Malacca , and Singapore form a distinct province , under the title of the Eastern Settlements . LABUAN is a small island , of triangular shape , off the north - west coast of ...
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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.
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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.
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