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 120 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 approach ...
... shores of the Red Sea , and terminate at about 120 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 approach ...
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 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 ...
Page 67
... shores of the Lago Maggiore . The highest point of this road is 6,585 ft . , the town of Brigg 2,325 , and Domo d'Ossola 1,003 ft . above the sea . This road , made by order of Napoleon , partly at the expense of France , and partly of ...
... shores of the Lago Maggiore . The highest point of this road is 6,585 ft . , the town of Brigg 2,325 , and Domo d'Ossola 1,003 ft . above the sea . This road , made by order of Napoleon , partly at the expense of France , and partly of ...
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