A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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Page 11
... GULPH OF . ACTON , a village and parish of England , formerly resorted to for its mineral waters . Pop . 1,929 . 5 m . from London . ACUL , an inconsiderable sea - port town of Hayti , on its N. coast . Lat . 19 ° 47 ′ 40 ′′ N. , long ...
... GULPH OF . ACTON , a village and parish of England , formerly resorted to for its mineral waters . Pop . 1,929 . 5 m . from London . ACUL , an inconsiderable sea - port town of Hayti , on its N. coast . Lat . 19 ° 47 ′ 40 ′′ N. , long ...
Page 13
... gulph of the same name , 78 m . N. Smyrna , lat . 38 ° 29 N. , long . 26 ° 57 ' 15 E. Pop . 5,000 ( ? ) Streets narrow , ill - paved , and filthy ; houses , with few exceptions , mean , and miserably built . The olives produced in the ...
... gulph of the same name , 78 m . N. Smyrna , lat . 38 ° 29 N. , long . 26 ° 57 ' 15 E. Pop . 5,000 ( ? ) Streets narrow , ill - paved , and filthy ; houses , with few exceptions , mean , and miserably built . The olives produced in the ...
Page 14
... gulph of Trieste . It derived its ancient name from the once flourishing sea - port town of Adria ( which see ) , now 18 m . from the shore , and its modern name from Venice . Its W. or Italian shore is deficient in harbours , is ...
... gulph of Trieste . It derived its ancient name from the once flourishing sea - port town of Adria ( which see ) , now 18 m . from the shore , and its modern name from Venice . Its W. or Italian shore is deficient in harbours , is ...
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... gulph of Guinea to the Bight of Biafra . c . Southern Nigritia , including the countries from the Bight of Biafra along the coast to Cape Negro , and inwards to the sources of the rivers flowing through it to the coast . Southern Africa ...
... gulph of Guinea to the Bight of Biafra . c . Southern Nigritia , including the countries from the Bight of Biafra along the coast to Cape Negro , and inwards to the sources of the rivers flowing through it to the coast . Southern Africa ...
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... gulph to seek its way into the Red Sea , it returned without suc- cess ; whence the inference was made that no communication existed . The Romans did not much advance the know- ditional information , adopts the system of Era- tosthenes ...
... gulph to seek its way into the Red Sea , it returned without suc- cess ; whence the inference was made that no communication existed . The Romans did not much advance the know- ditional information , adopts the system of Era- tosthenes ...
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