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... largest remaining portion of the oldest known beginning of the North American land - mass . This plateau presents some peculiar physical character- istics , which are referred to elsewhere ( see p . 94 ) . Here it is necessary only to ...
... largest remaining portion of the oldest known beginning of the North American land - mass . This plateau presents some peculiar physical character- istics , which are referred to elsewhere ( see p . 94 ) . Here it is necessary only to ...
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... largest of those previously noted as lying on the western margin of the Laurentian plateau , are on the main stream of the Mackenzie , and a third , Great Bear Lake , discharges into it by a short river . The Mackenzie constitutes the ...
... largest of those previously noted as lying on the western margin of the Laurentian plateau , are on the main stream of the Mackenzie , and a third , Great Bear Lake , discharges into it by a short river . The Mackenzie constitutes the ...
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... largest and most promising is on the west coast , about St. George Bay . Copper is the only mineral product yet utilised at all extensively . Gypsum , pyrite , lead , nickel , iron , and other valuable minerals are known . The resources ...
... largest and most promising is on the west coast , about St. George Bay . Copper is the only mineral product yet utilised at all extensively . Gypsum , pyrite , lead , nickel , iron , and other valuable minerals are known . The resources ...
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... largest islands near the coast . Sable Island , dis- tant 85 miles from the southern coast of Nova Scotia in the open Atlantic , is about 20 miles in length and 1 mile in breadth , and consists entirely of sand - dunes . It re- presents ...
... largest islands near the coast . Sable Island , dis- tant 85 miles from the southern coast of Nova Scotia in the open Atlantic , is about 20 miles in length and 1 mile in breadth , and consists entirely of sand - dunes . It re- presents ...
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... largest being Lake Rossignol , Ship Harbour Lake , and Lake Ainslie in Cape Breton Island . Climate . This is not subject to such great extremes as in the case of the St. Lawrence provinces , but is very changeable . The rainfall is ...
... largest being Lake Rossignol , Ship Harbour Lake , and Lake Ainslie in Cape Breton Island . Climate . This is not subject to such great extremes as in the case of the St. Lawrence provinces , but is very changeable . The rainfall is ...
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