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... land as the Gulf of Mexico . 3. BAY . A gulf with a wide mouth : as the Bay of Biscay . 4. STRAITS . A narrow passage of water ( between two shores ) connecting two bodies of water : as the Straits of Gibraltar . 5. CONTINENT . The ...
... land as the Gulf of Mexico . 3. BAY . A gulf with a wide mouth : as the Bay of Biscay . 4. STRAITS . A narrow passage of water ( between two shores ) connecting two bodies of water : as the Straits of Gibraltar . 5. CONTINENT . The ...
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... land . The 9. RIVER . A stream of fresh water , rising inland at some elevation , and flowing down usually into the sea . point where it falls into the sea is called its mouth . The right bank of a river is that which is on the right ...
... land . The 9. RIVER . A stream of fresh water , rising inland at some elevation , and flowing down usually into the sea . point where it falls into the sea is called its mouth . The right bank of a river is that which is on the right ...
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... land entirely surrounded by water as the Isle of Wight , the Island of Australia . 16. ISTHMUS . A neck , or narrow strip of land , that joins two larger pieces of land : as the Isthmus of Suez . 17. PENINSULA . A tract of land almost ...
... land entirely surrounded by water as the Isle of Wight , the Island of Australia . 16. ISTHMUS . A neck , or narrow strip of land , that joins two larger pieces of land : as the Isthmus of Suez . 17. PENINSULA . A tract of land almost ...
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... land lying as two large islands in the midst of a continuous ocean . Taking as our line of refer- ence the meridian of longitude through Ferro , and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres lying respectively east and west of ...
... land lying as two large islands in the midst of a continuous ocean . Taking as our line of refer- ence the meridian of longitude through Ferro , and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres lying respectively east and west of ...
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... land situate in the Western Hemisphere being often called the New World , that in the Eastern Hemisphere is called the Old World . 33. PROPORTION OF LAND TO WATER . About three- fourths of the earth's surface is covered by water ...
... land situate in the Western Hemisphere being often called the New World , that in the Eastern Hemisphere is called the Old World . 33. PROPORTION OF LAND TO WATER . About three- fourths of the earth's surface is covered by water ...
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