Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 320 páginas |
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... , because these constellations occupy a corresponding part in the heavens . At the same distance ( 23 degrees ) from either pole is a parallel line that on the north being called the Arctic TECHNICAL SUBDIVISIONS . 27.
... , because these constellations occupy a corresponding part in the heavens . At the same distance ( 23 degrees ) from either pole is a parallel line that on the north being called the Arctic TECHNICAL SUBDIVISIONS . 27.
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... ARCTIC CIRCLE TROPIC OF CANCER ECLIPTIC . WEST EQUATOR TROPIC OF CAPRICORN ANTARCTIC CIRCLE SOUTH POLE Zones and Circles . EAST • called the Torrid Zone , because the sun , being always vertical in some part of that space , pro- duces a ...
... ARCTIC CIRCLE TROPIC OF CANCER ECLIPTIC . WEST EQUATOR TROPIC OF CAPRICORN ANTARCTIC CIRCLE SOUTH POLE Zones and Circles . EAST • called the Torrid Zone , because the sun , being always vertical in some part of that space , pro- duces a ...
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... arctic and antarctic circles above described . Besides these circles , another set of lines , drawn from pole to pole over the earth's surface , and cutting the equator at right angles , are termed Meridians ( Lat . meridies , mid - day ) ...
... arctic and antarctic circles above described . Besides these circles , another set of lines , drawn from pole to pole over the earth's surface , and cutting the equator at right angles , are termed Meridians ( Lat . meridies , mid - day ) ...
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... Arctic , and Antarctic - the two latter being respectively within the arctic and antarctic circles . In geographical descriptions it is also useful to employ the terms " North and South Atlantic , " and " North and South Pacific , " and ...
... Arctic , and Antarctic - the two latter being respectively within the arctic and antarctic circles . In geographical descriptions it is also useful to employ the terms " North and South Atlantic , " and " North and South Pacific , " and ...
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... Arctic , and Antarctic Oceans , which , for convenience of description , are frequently subdivided into North and South Atlantic , North and South Pacific , Northern , Southern , and Polar Seas . The technicalities employed in treating ...
... Arctic , and Antarctic Oceans , which , for convenience of description , are frequently subdivided into North and South Atlantic , North and South Pacific , Northern , Southern , and Polar Seas . The technicalities employed in treating ...
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