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... border of British North America lies to the south of it . One projecting portion of Canada extends southward as far as latitude 42 ° , which parallel of latitude in Europe touches the southern extreme of France and passes near Rome . To ...
... border of British North America lies to the south of it . One projecting portion of Canada extends southward as far as latitude 42 ° , which parallel of latitude in Europe touches the southern extreme of France and passes near Rome . To ...
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... border of the continent . In the southern half of the continent the region between these two great mountain systems may be described as a vast inland plain , broken by but a few irregular mountain ranges , and sloping gradually up ...
... border of the continent . In the southern half of the continent the region between these two great mountain systems may be described as a vast inland plain , broken by but a few irregular mountain ranges , and sloping gradually up ...
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... borders on the Great Lakes . thus only of late years that the fertile region of the inland plain of Canada has been reached by any considerable number of settlers , and the population to be found there is still very scanty in comparison ...
... borders on the Great Lakes . thus only of late years that the fertile region of the inland plain of Canada has been reached by any considerable number of settlers , and the population to be found there is still very scanty in comparison ...
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... border of the country , while those of both sub- divisions of the Arctic basin are almost wholly included in it . The slope of the continent towards the Pacific is short and steep , and its rivers are consequently , as a rule ...
... border of the country , while those of both sub- divisions of the Arctic basin are almost wholly included in it . The slope of the continent towards the Pacific is short and steep , and its rivers are consequently , as a rule ...
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... border of the continent ; and as a smaller amount of moisture is sufficient for vegetation in the northern latitudes , it follows that the distribution thus resulting corresponds as nearly as possible with the requirements of the ...
... border of the continent ; and as a smaller amount of moisture is sufficient for vegetation in the northern latitudes , it follows that the distribution thus resulting corresponds as nearly as possible with the requirements of the ...
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Acadian agricultural Arctic Assiniboia Atlantic Australia Bay of Fundy border British Columbia British North America Brunswick Canada Canadian Pacific Railway Cape centre chief chiefly climate coast coast-line College colony continent Cordillera cultivation district east eastern ELEMENTARY elevation English estuary exported extends Fcap feet fisheries flow forest French Gulf of St harbour height hills Hudson Bay important Indian industries inhabitants interior island known Lake Huron land largest latitude Laurentian plateau Lawrence Manitoba manufactures miles in length Montreal native navigable nearly Newfoundland north-west northern Nova Scotia Ocean Ontario Ottawa Pacific peninsula places plain population Port prairie principal produce Prof Professor province Quebec railway range region rise river rocks Rocky Mountains Saskatchewan settlements shores side slopes southern square miles Strait streams surface timber town trees tributaries valleys Vancouver Island vessels western whole width Winnipeg
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