The Book of the World: Being an Account of All Republics, Empires, Kingdoms, and Nations, in Reference to Their Geography, Statistics, Commerce. &c. ... By Richard S. Fisher ... Illustrated with Maps and ChartsJ. H. Colton, 1852 |
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... feet above the level of the Pacific Ocean . From that point to the table land of La Puebla , 1,400 miles north , no certain information has been obtained respecting the moun- tains . The most considerable elevations are on the south ...
... feet above the level of the Pacific Ocean . From that point to the table land of La Puebla , 1,400 miles north , no certain information has been obtained respecting the moun- tains . The most considerable elevations are on the south ...
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... feet . They are almost everywhere clothed with forests and interspersed with delightful and fertile vallies . They present their steepest sides to the east , and the transition from their base to the maritime plain , which skirts the ...
... feet . They are almost everywhere clothed with forests and interspersed with delightful and fertile vallies . They present their steepest sides to the east , and the transition from their base to the maritime plain , which skirts the ...
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... feet . The river is here 600 yards wide . Below this point it is bounded by ! imestone bluffs , from 100 to 400 feet high , and first begins to exhibit islands , drift - wood and sand - bars . Its current is slightly broken by the Rock ...
... feet . The river is here 600 yards wide . Below this point it is bounded by ! imestone bluffs , from 100 to 400 feet high , and first begins to exhibit islands , drift - wood and sand - bars . Its current is slightly broken by the Rock ...
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... feet , and is even supposed to be in some places 1,200 feet , its bottom lies far below the level of the ocean . The basin which is drained by this great lake is estimated at 100,000 square miles , and has 220 rivers and streamlets to ...
... feet , and is even supposed to be in some places 1,200 feet , its bottom lies far below the level of the ocean . The basin which is drained by this great lake is estimated at 100,000 square miles , and has 220 rivers and streamlets to ...
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... feet to Lake Ontario . Of this , 165 feet form one perpendicular fall , and 51 the descent of the rapids in the half mile imme- diately above the falls . Below the falls , the Niagara flows through a deep rock - bound chasm , the sides ...
... feet to Lake Ontario . Of this , 165 feet form one perpendicular fall , and 51 the descent of the rapids in the half mile imme- diately above the falls . Below the falls , the Niagara flows through a deep rock - bound chasm , the sides ...
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