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... elevated portion of the earth's surface , higher than a hill . This elevated portion may sometimes be conical , but is more frequently lengthened out when it forms B a mountain - range or mountain - chain : as SECTION PAGE I -DEFINITIONS.
... elevated portion of the earth's surface , higher than a hill . This elevated portion may sometimes be conical , but is more frequently lengthened out when it forms B a mountain - range or mountain - chain : as SECTION PAGE I -DEFINITIONS.
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... elevated : such is the watershed between the Mississippi and the Red River . The word wasserscheide is German for waterparting ; in English it is common to write for it watershed . 12. ESTUARY . The mouth of a river , especially when it ...
... elevated : such is the watershed between the Mississippi and the Red River . The word wasserscheide is German for waterparting ; in English it is common to write for it watershed . 12. ESTUARY . The mouth of a river , especially when it ...
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... elevated less than 500 feet above sea- level ; the highest mountain in the world ( Deodunga ) is 29,002 feet above sea - level . There are a few small areas of the land ( as the neighbourhood of the Caspian Sea ) which are below sea ...
... elevated less than 500 feet above sea- level ; the highest mountain in the world ( Deodunga ) is 29,002 feet above sea - level . There are a few small areas of the land ( as the neighbourhood of the Caspian Sea ) which are below sea ...
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... elevated above the sea . The two principal masses of high land in Europe are , ( 1 ) the country immediately north of the High Alps , i.e. Switzerland and the southern part of Germany ; and ( 2 ) the central part of Spain . Neither of ...
... elevated above the sea . The two principal masses of high land in Europe are , ( 1 ) the country immediately north of the High Alps , i.e. Switzerland and the southern part of Germany ; and ( 2 ) the central part of Spain . Neither of ...
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... elevated tracts , the Wolds and the Moors ; in the centre and south - centre are the great vale of York and other wide level agricultural tracts . This large country is divided into three Ridings , each as large as an average English ...
... elevated tracts , the Wolds and the Moors ; in the centre and south - centre are the great vale of York and other wide level agricultural tracts . This large country is divided into three Ridings , each as large as an average English ...
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