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... SOUTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS . - The Andes . - The Organ Mountains of Brazil.- MOUNTAINS OF NORTH AMERICA . - The Rocky Mountains . The Alleghanies . - EUROPEAN MOUNTAINS . - The Alps . - Mount Blanc . Hospital of the Great St. Bernard ...
... SOUTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS . - The Andes . - The Organ Mountains of Brazil.- MOUNTAINS OF NORTH AMERICA . - The Rocky Mountains . The Alleghanies . - EUROPEAN MOUNTAINS . - The Alps . - Mount Blanc . Hospital of the Great St. Bernard ...
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... SOUTH AFRICA . THE DESERTS OF ASIA . - DESERTS OF AUS- TRALIA . - PLAINS OF EUROPE . 120 CHAPTER VI . - MINES AND FOSSILS . MINES . - Gold and Silver Mines . - Quicksilver Mines . - Copper Mines . - Iron Mines . - Tin Mines . - Coal ...
... SOUTH AFRICA . THE DESERTS OF ASIA . - DESERTS OF AUS- TRALIA . - PLAINS OF EUROPE . 120 CHAPTER VI . - MINES AND FOSSILS . MINES . - Gold and Silver Mines . - Quicksilver Mines . - Copper Mines . - Iron Mines . - Tin Mines . - Coal ...
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... south - east to the north - west , across the isthmus between the Black and Caspian seas . The length of this mountain chain is estimated at about 650 miles , and the breadth , though it varies considerably , is , on an average , nearly ...
... south - east to the north - west , across the isthmus between the Black and Caspian seas . The length of this mountain chain is estimated at about 650 miles , and the breadth , though it varies considerably , is , on an average , nearly ...
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... south - east wind begins to blow , a thin sheet of white vapour spreads itself over the summit of the mountain , and " is seen rushing over the edge of the precipice , while the sky all around is serene and un- clouded . The rapidity of ...
... south - east wind begins to blow , a thin sheet of white vapour spreads itself over the summit of the mountain , and " is seen rushing over the edge of the precipice , while the sky all around is serene and un- clouded . The rapidity of ...
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... SOUTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS . THE ANDES . THESE are the highest mountains in America , and indeed , next to the Himalayas , in the world . The whole chain is more than 4,000 miles in length , ex- tending throughout South America from north ...
... SOUTH AMERICAN MOUNTAINS . THE ANDES . THESE are the highest mountains in America , and indeed , next to the Himalayas , in the world . The whole chain is more than 4,000 miles in length , ex- tending throughout South America from north ...
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Page 278 - Some years ago I kept a sloth, in my room for several months. I often took him out of the house, and placed him upon the ground, in order to have an opportunity of observing his motions. If the ground were rough, he would pull himself forwards, by...
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