Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 320 páginas |
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... coast is several inches more than that on the east ; and the north - east winds are cold and parching , while the south - west are warm and laden with moisture . This is its Climatology , and Meteorology lends her aid to an explanation ...
... coast is several inches more than that on the east ; and the north - east winds are cold and parching , while the south - west are warm and laden with moisture . This is its Climatology , and Meteorology lends her aid to an explanation ...
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... coast - line the former having more especial reference to the margin washed by the waves , the latter to the terrestrial verge that opposes the ocean . The space alternately covered and laid bare by the tides is termed the beach or ...
... coast - line the former having more especial reference to the margin washed by the waves , the latter to the terrestrial verge that opposes the ocean . The space alternately covered and laid bare by the tides is termed the beach or ...
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... coast - lines - why some portions , composed of hard enduring rocks , should stand out in bold projections ; while others , consisting of soft and wasting material , should be worn into bays and irregular recesses ; but of the greater ...
... coast - lines - why some portions , composed of hard enduring rocks , should stand out in bold projections ; while others , consisting of soft and wasting material , should be worn into bays and irregular recesses ; but of the greater ...
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... coast - line , island , peninsula , isthmus , cape , bay , gulf , strait , channel , and the like— are so obvious , and of such frequent use in everyday language , as scarcely to require any special explanation . The physical results ...
... coast - line , island , peninsula , isthmus , cape , bay , gulf , strait , channel , and the like— are so obvious , and of such frequent use in everyday language , as scarcely to require any special explanation . The physical results ...
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... coast - line on the land in the northern hemisphere , is a feature that strongly contrasts with the uniform and unbroken coasts of South America , Africa , and Australia , in the southern hemisphere . Indeed , this last relation -viz ...
... coast - line on the land in the northern hemisphere , is a feature that strongly contrasts with the uniform and unbroken coasts of South America , Africa , and Australia , in the southern hemisphere . Indeed , this last relation -viz ...
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