A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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... river , comprehends the valleys of Alingâr and Alisheng , with numerous subordinate glens , all equally rich and beautiful . The fertile plains of Jelallabad afford the produce of both torrid and temperate climates . The Dell of Coonnur ...
... river , comprehends the valleys of Alingâr and Alisheng , with numerous subordinate glens , all equally rich and beautiful . The fertile plains of Jelallabad afford the produce of both torrid and temperate climates . The Dell of Coonnur ...
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... River . N. of this river the coast , when seen from the sea , presents only high sand - hills without any traces of water , and is , consequently , entirely destitute of vege- tation . It extends as far as Cape Negro ( 18 ° S. lat ...
... River . N. of this river the coast , when seen from the sea , presents only high sand - hills without any traces of water , and is , consequently , entirely destitute of vege- tation . It extends as far as Cape Negro ( 18 ° S. lat ...
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... river ; and it may be observed that Ophir is called in the Sep- tuagint Soopheira , while the modern Arab term is indifferently Zofar or Zofoat . This intercourse did not survive Solomon , whose successors , weakened by the division of ...
... river ; and it may be observed that Ophir is called in the Sep- tuagint Soopheira , while the modern Arab term is indifferently Zofar or Zofoat . This intercourse did not survive Solomon , whose successors , weakened by the division of ...
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... river , and lake , all on a great scale , bears very little resemblance to the desert border of northern Africa . Our impression is that Ptolemy , re- ceiving his intelligence from caravans coming E. from Bornou to the Nile , not from ...
... river , and lake , all on a great scale , bears very little resemblance to the desert border of northern Africa . Our impression is that Ptolemy , re- ceiving his intelligence from caravans coming E. from Bornou to the Nile , not from ...
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... river . passing the falls of Barraconda , however , the stream became in many places so extremely shallow , that even his little boats could scarcely be dragged upward . He was finally obliged to stop nearly at the point which Jobson ...
... river . passing the falls of Barraconda , however , the stream became in many places so extremely shallow , that even his little boats could scarcely be dragged upward . He was finally obliged to stop nearly at the point which Jobson ...
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