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... depend- encies , and protectorates in the northern part of the South Atlantic , Mediterranean Sea , Africa , Asia ( exclusive of India and Ceylon , which are described in a separate volume of this Geographical Series , by Mr. H. F. ...
... depend- encies , and protectorates in the northern part of the South Atlantic , Mediterranean Sea , Africa , Asia ( exclusive of India and Ceylon , which are described in a separate volume of this Geographical Series , by Mr. H. F. ...
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... 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 , present a ...
... 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 , present a ...
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... depends also in part on the fact that the Atlantic is a much narrower ocean than the Pacific , and on the circumstances that most of the larger rivers of both continents flow into the Atlantic , while the long easy slopes and wide ...
... depends also in part on the fact that the Atlantic is a much narrower ocean than the Pacific , and on the circumstances that most of the larger rivers of both continents flow into the Atlantic , while the long easy slopes and wide ...
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... depends in part on the fact that its approaches are not only closed by ice in winter , but are likewise obstructed to a considerable degree , even in summer , by the icebergs and floe - ice of Davis Strait , in part on the circumstance ...
... depends in part on the fact that its approaches are not only closed by ice in winter , but are likewise obstructed to a considerable degree , even in summer , by the icebergs and floe - ice of Davis Strait , in part on the circumstance ...
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... depends on the varying amounts of heat received by different parts of the globe , from the equatorial regions to the poles , and Canada lies in the great belt of the anti - trade winds of the northern hemisphere , which tend to blow ...
... depends on the varying amounts of heat received by different parts of the globe , from the equatorial regions to the poles , and Canada lies in the great belt of the anti - trade winds of the northern hemisphere , which tend to blow ...
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