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... -- Geography and geology . LOWLANDS , Limits of lowland- The polar flat regions America , Africa , and Australia , the continents of lowlands . 111 116 THE MIDDLE EUROPEAN LOWLANDS , General description . PAGE 122 CONTENTS . xi.
... -- Geography and geology . LOWLANDS , Limits of lowland- The polar flat regions America , Africa , and Australia , the continents of lowlands . 111 116 THE MIDDLE EUROPEAN LOWLANDS , General description . PAGE 122 CONTENTS . xi.
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... Africa Asia Europe - The European triangle The articulation of Europe - Its extremities - Its relation to the other continents - Its historical function - Its com- plete preparation for the place assigned to it . ISLANDS , - African ...
... Africa Asia Europe - The European triangle The articulation of Europe - Its extremities - Its relation to the other continents - Its historical function - Its com- plete preparation for the place assigned to it . ISLANDS , - African ...
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... Africa , and of gold in California and Australia , opening such immense districts to settlement . The search after platina has disclosed the most guarded recesses of the Cordilleras and the Ural chain , while the demand for copper first ...
... Africa , and of gold in California and Australia , opening such immense districts to settlement . The search after platina has disclosed the most guarded recesses of the Cordilleras and the Ural chain , while the demand for copper first ...
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... Africa is three times as large as Europe . America is four times as large as Europe , and is as large as Africa and Australia combined . Our present knowledge does not allow us to speak more definitely or exactly . CONTRAST OF THE LAND ...
... Africa is three times as large as Europe . America is four times as large as Europe , and is as large as Africa and Australia combined . Our present knowledge does not allow us to speak more definitely or exactly . CONTRAST OF THE LAND ...
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... Africa , at the Cape of Good Hope , 35 ° S. lat . , respectively . Humboldt gave the name of " pyramidal structure " to this cone - shaped form of the great land- mass , all the points of which , it will be observed , are directed ...
... Africa , at the Cape of Good Hope , 35 ° S. lat . , respectively . Humboldt gave the name of " pyramidal structure " to this cone - shaped form of the great land- mass , all the points of which , it will be observed , are directed ...
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advance Africa ALEXANDER KEITH JOHNSTON Alexander von Humboldt Alps altitude ancient Aral Asia Atlas Australia basin breadth Caspian central chain character characteristics civilisation cloth coast coast-line connection continents Crown 8vo culture Danube depression direction distance districts earth east eastern Elbe elevation embracing entire Europe extends Fcap feet high formation geography geological globe greater height highlands hills Himalayas Humboldt immense influence islands Lake Lake Baikal Lake Tchad land land-mass less lower course lowlands Maps mass middle course mountain-chains mountains mouth nature North America northern ocean Old World peninsulas Persian plateau phenomena physical plains planets plateau Professor Pyrenees range region relations Rhine rise river-systems rivers Scotland Second Edition shore side southern square miles steppe Strabo streams surface table-land tion tract tributaries uniform upheaval upper course Ural Ural Mountains Valdai Hills valleys Vistula volcanic Volga vols Weser whole
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