A Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal Natural Objects in the World, Volume 1 |
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... tracts . The plain of Boree , for instance , is compared by the natives to that of Peshawur for extent and richness ; the rivers Zhobe and Goomul water some fine valleys ; and Tull , Chooteealee , and Furrah are mentioned as well ...
... tracts . The plain of Boree , for instance , is compared by the natives to that of Peshawur for extent and richness ; the rivers Zhobe and Goomul water some fine valleys ; and Tull , Chooteealee , and Furrah are mentioned as well ...
Page 16
... tracts are thus employed ; so that , as the seasons are usually regular , the harvest afforded , even by so rude a process , is for the most part abundant . Wheat , barley , rice , maize , form the produce of the more temperate regions ...
... tracts are thus employed ; so that , as the seasons are usually regular , the harvest afforded , even by so rude a process , is for the most part abundant . Wheat , barley , rice , maize , form the produce of the more temperate regions ...
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... tract of mountainous country , including Atlas and its depend- encies , separates the desert from the Mediterranean ... tracts occur , but they are not continuous . We are , however , only acquainted with the southern part , up to 260 S ...
... tract of mountainous country , including Atlas and its depend- encies , separates the desert from the Mediterranean ... tracts occur , but they are not continuous . We are , however , only acquainted with the southern part , up to 260 S ...
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... tract of stony country , by which it is traversed from N. to S. , between 13 and 15 E. long . , and which in parts offers some cultivable land , while in others the stony surface is covered with sand . By fol- lowing this stony tract ...
... tract of stony country , by which it is traversed from N. to S. , between 13 and 15 E. long . , and which in parts offers some cultivable land , while in others the stony surface is covered with sand . By fol- lowing this stony tract ...
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... tracts of country which lie to the S. of the highest ground cannot be called mountainous , their surface being formed by wide , broad - backed ridges , of very moderate elevation , and by slight depressions between them in the form of ...
... tracts of country which lie to the S. of the highest ground cannot be called mountainous , their surface being formed by wide , broad - backed ridges , of very moderate elevation , and by slight depressions between them in the form of ...
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