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 21
... shores of the two continents are only 16 m . apart . But at the most northerly extremity of the Red Sea , Asia and Africa are united by the isthmus of Suez ; the Mediterranean being there about 72 m . from the Red Sea . The most ...
... shores of the two continents are only 16 m . apart . But at the most northerly extremity of the Red Sea , Asia and Africa are united by the isthmus of Suez ; the Mediterranean being there about 72 m . from the Red Sea . The most ...
Page 22
... shores of the Red Sea , and terminate at about 12 ° N. lat . , seem to constitute an extensive mountain system , whose centre is placed between 80 and 9 ° N. lat . in the countries called Narea and Effat . In this part it seems to ...
... shores of the Red Sea , and terminate at about 12 ° N. lat . , seem to constitute an extensive mountain system , whose centre is placed between 80 and 9 ° N. lat . in the countries called Narea and Effat . In this part it seems to ...
Page 23
... shores of the Atlantic Ocean its mean breadth exceeds 350 miles . The highest ridge seems to traverse the region in an oblique line , beginning on the east opposite Sicily , at Capes Bon and Blanco , and tor- minating on the shores of ...
... shores of the Atlantic Ocean its mean breadth exceeds 350 miles . The highest ridge seems to traverse the region in an oblique line , beginning on the east opposite Sicily , at Capes Bon and Blanco , and tor- minating on the shores of ...
Page 31
... shores of the Maldive islands , are used in small payments throughout Hindostan ; but in the interior of Africa their value is about ten times greater than in Bengal . X. The social condition of the people of Africa is as depressed as ...
... shores of the Maldive islands , are used in small payments throughout Hindostan ; but in the interior of Africa their value is about ten times greater than in Bengal . X. The social condition of the people of Africa is as depressed as ...
Page 35
... shores , he returned , and de- clared to his sovereign that the vessel had stopped of itself , and could not be got forward . The monarch indignantly rejected this apology , and ordered the original sentence to be executed . + The ...
... shores , he returned , and de- clared to his sovereign that the vessel had stopped of itself , and could not be got forward . The monarch indignantly rejected this apology , and ordered the original sentence to be executed . + The ...
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