A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the World, Volume 1 |
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... 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 government from 1366 till the taking of Constantinople same name , 78 m . N. Smyrna , lat . 380 29 N. , long . 20 in 1453. It was occupied by the Russians in 1829 ; but 57 15 " E. Pop . 5,000 ( ? ) Streets narrow , ill ...
... gulph of the government from 1366 till the taking of Constantinople same name , 78 m . N. Smyrna , lat . 380 29 N. , long . 20 in 1453. It was occupied by the Russians in 1829 ; but 57 15 " E. Pop . 5,000 ( ? ) Streets narrow , ill ...
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... gulph of Guinen 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 Guinen 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 . Under the Ptolemies , though they were an enterprising dynasty , and a learned school of geography ...
... gulph to seek its way into the Red Sea , it returned without suc- cess ; whence the inference was made that no communication existed . Under the Ptolemies , though they were an enterprising dynasty , and a learned school of geography ...
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... Gulph of Benin . Some years before , Mr. Browne , an enterprizing individual , by his own resources had penetrated by way of Egypt into the interior country of Darfour , about midway between Abyssinia and Bornou . He obtained there some ...
... Gulph of Benin . Some years before , Mr. Browne , an enterprizing individual , by his own resources had penetrated by way of Egypt into the interior country of Darfour , about midway between Abyssinia and Bornou . He obtained there some ...
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