A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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... Asia , Anatolia , cap . Sangiack Teké - ili , on the gulph of the same name , near the mouth of the Douden - sou , lat . 36 ° 52 ′ 15 ′′ N. , long . 30 ° 45 ′ 3 ′′ E. Pop . 8,000 ( ? ) two thirds Turks and one third Greeks . It is ...
... Asia , Anatolia , cap . Sangiack Teké - ili , on the gulph of the same name , near the mouth of the Douden - sou , lat . 36 ° 52 ′ 15 ′′ N. , long . 30 ° 45 ′ 3 ′′ E. Pop . 8,000 ( ? ) two thirds Turks and one third Greeks . It is ...
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... Asia inhabited by the Affghan nation ; and , sometimes , to a kingdom of which that country formed the principal part . In the latter sense , the boundaries of Affghanistan have been subject to the same political changes which have ...
... Asia inhabited by the Affghan nation ; and , sometimes , to a kingdom of which that country formed the principal part . In the latter sense , the boundaries of Affghanistan have been subject to the same political changes which have ...
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... Asia , cannot fail to stimulate the the same mineral in Cutch , may , by facilitating commercial propensities of the people , and give steam navigation , have a powerful effect on the rise to a vast increase of civilisation as well as ...
... Asia , cannot fail to stimulate the the same mineral in Cutch , may , by facilitating commercial propensities of the people , and give steam navigation , have a powerful effect on the rise to a vast increase of civilisation as well as ...
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... Asia . It is separated from the former by the Mediter- ranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar ; the two continents approaching at the latter within about 10 m . of each other . It is separated from Asia by the Red Sea , at whose ...
... Asia . It is separated from the former by the Mediter- ranean Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar ; the two continents approaching at the latter within about 10 m . of each other . It is separated from Asia by the Red Sea , at whose ...
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... Asia . carnivorous animals of Africa are 66 in number , of which 14 only are found in other parts of the world . The most remarkable of these is the lion , which is known historically to have once existed in the east of Europe and west ...
... Asia . carnivorous animals of Africa are 66 in number , of which 14 only are found in other parts of the world . The most remarkable of these is the lion , which is known historically to have once existed in the east of Europe and west ...
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