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... Atlantic Ocean . It extends from the beginning to the end of the account of the Falkland Islands on p . 185. The remainder of the work , descriptive of the British colonies , depend- encies , and protectorates in the northern part of ...
... Atlantic Ocean . It extends from the beginning to the end of the account of the Falkland Islands on p . 185. The remainder of the work , descriptive of the British colonies , depend- encies , and protectorates in the northern part of ...
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... ATLANTIC ISLANDS- Bermuda 183 Falkland Islands . 184 St. Helena , Ascension , Tristan d'Acunha 185 VII . - MEDITERRANEAN POSSESSIONS 187 VIII . THE SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES 191 Cape Colony . Natal . 206 215 IX . BRITISH WEST AFRICA 219 X ...
... ATLANTIC ISLANDS- Bermuda 183 Falkland Islands . 184 St. Helena , Ascension , Tristan d'Acunha 185 VII . - MEDITERRANEAN POSSESSIONS 187 VIII . THE SOUTH AFRICAN COLONIES 191 Cape Colony . Natal . 206 215 IX . BRITISH WEST AFRICA 219 X ...
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... Atlantic and Pacific oceans respectively . British North America comprises the whole northern and wider half of this continent , with the exception of that part of its extreme north - western angle which is included in the Territory of ...
... Atlantic and Pacific oceans respectively . British North America comprises the whole northern and wider half of this continent , with the exception of that part of its extreme north - western angle which is included in the Territory of ...
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... Atlantic . This depends largely upon climate , which is a complex phenomenon , and in regard to which the British Islands and western part of the continent of Europe , in the exceptionally favourable climatic conditions which they enjoy ...
... Atlantic . This depends largely upon climate , which is a complex phenomenon , and in regard to which the British Islands and western part of the continent of Europe , in the exceptionally favourable climatic conditions which they enjoy ...
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... Atlantic Ocean . It should further be noticed , however , in order to understand the relative positions of different portions of the American continents , that the line of longitude which touches the eastern extreme of British North ...
... Atlantic Ocean . It should further be noticed , however , in order to understand the relative positions of different portions of the American continents , that the line of longitude which touches the eastern extreme of British North ...
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