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... remains of the mountains of micaceous schist which formed the northern boundary of this lake . It is a remarkable fact that the highest peaks are situated at the very point where these islands approach one another the closest . It may ...
... remains of the mountains of micaceous schist which formed the northern boundary of this lake . It is a remarkable fact that the highest peaks are situated at the very point where these islands approach one another the closest . It may ...
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... remains covered with ice for a great portion of the year ) , and from the high table land on which rise individual snow - covered peaks . However inju- dicious the choice of the appellation of Rocky Mountains may be , when applied to ...
... remains covered with ice for a great portion of the year ) , and from the high table land on which rise individual snow - covered peaks . However inju- dicious the choice of the appellation of Rocky Mountains may be , when applied to ...
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... remains were found with antediluvian bones of mastodons , true elephants , giraffes , and a gigantic land tortoise ( Colossochelys ) , twelve feet in length and six feet in height . † This camel of the ancient world has been named ...
... remains were found with antediluvian bones of mastodons , true elephants , giraffes , and a gigantic land tortoise ( Colossochelys ) , twelve feet in length and six feet in height . † This camel of the ancient world has been named ...
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... remains undetermined . true that I have ascertained that the summits visible from the elevated plains of Rohilkand are 21,000 feet higher than that plateau , but we are ignorant of their absolute height above the sea . " It is In the ...
... remains undetermined . true that I have ascertained that the summits visible from the elevated plains of Rohilkand are 21,000 feet higher than that plateau , but we are ignorant of their absolute height above the sea . " It is In the ...
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... remains covered the ground as far as I went . From this elevation , about 13,000 feet , evident signs of vegetation could be seen to extend far up the less precipitous mountains . The place is not one at which the height of the ...
... remains covered the ground as far as I went . From this elevation , about 13,000 feet , evident signs of vegetation could be seen to extend far up the less precipitous mountains . The place is not one at which the height of the ...
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