A New System of Modern Geography, Or, A View of the Present State of the WorldGeorge Clark, 1822 - 676 páginas |
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... gulf or bay is a part of an ocean , sea , or lake , extending up into the land . The terms sea , gulf , and bay are very vaguely used . Sometimes the same body of water is called a sea , and also a gulf , or bay ; as the Red Sea or Arabian ...
... gulf or bay is a part of an ocean , sea , or lake , extending up into the land . The terms sea , gulf , and bay are very vaguely used . Sometimes the same body of water is called a sea , and also a gulf , or bay ; as the Red Sea or Arabian ...
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... Gulf of Mexico , and the Gulf of California . Islands . ] The most important islands are Newfoundland , Cape Breton , and St. John's , in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; Nantucket and Long - Island , on the coast of the United States ; and ...
... Gulf of Mexico , and the Gulf of California . Islands . ] The most important islands are Newfoundland , Cape Breton , and St. John's , in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ; Nantucket and Long - Island , on the coast of the United States ; and ...
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... Gulf of Mexico , is more than 4,500 miles . Rio del Norte empties into the Gulf of Mexico in lat . 26 N. It rises in the Rocky Mountains , in about lat . 40 N. and its general course is southeasterly . The Colorado empties into the Gulf ...
... Gulf of Mexico , is more than 4,500 miles . Rio del Norte empties into the Gulf of Mexico in lat . 26 N. It rises in the Rocky Mountains , in about lat . 40 N. and its general course is southeasterly . The Colorado empties into the Gulf ...
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... Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west , and on all other sides by the Atlantic . Face of the country . ] The country is hilly , and the soil barren ; the coasts are high and bold , and abound with fine harbors . The interior of the island ...
... Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west , and on all other sides by the Atlantic . Face of the country . ] The country is hilly , and the soil barren ; the coasts are high and bold , and abound with fine harbors . The interior of the island ...
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... Gulf of St. Lawrence ; on the west by the Bay of Fundy ; on the northwest by the province of New Brunswick ; and on all other sides by the Atlantic Ocean . History . ] No settlements , of any consequence , were made in this country till ...
... Gulf of St. Lawrence ; on the west by the Bay of Fundy ; on the northwest by the province of New Brunswick ; and on all other sides by the Atlantic Ocean . History . ] No settlements , of any consequence , were made in this country till ...
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Página 16 - The tropics are the parallels of latitude which pass through the solstices. The northern tropic is called the tropic of Cancer ; the southern, the tropic of Capricorn. The polar circles are the parallels of latitude that pass through the poles of the ecliptic, at the distance of twenty-three and a half degrees from the poles of the earth.