A dictionary, geographical, statistical, and historical, of the various countries, places, and principal natural objects in the world, Volume 1 |
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Page 69
... banks of the river Traun , in a W. S. W. direction , to the town of Salzburg on the Salzbach : it then follows the valley of the last - mentioned river up to the place where it is divided by a transverse ridge from that of the Ens , and ...
... banks of the river Traun , in a W. S. W. direction , to the town of Salzburg on the Salzbach : it then follows the valley of the last - mentioned river up to the place where it is divided by a transverse ridge from that of the Ens , and ...
Page 72
... banks of the Irtish , a tributary of the Oby ( 80 ° E. long . ) , to the shores of the Pacific , at the S. extre- mity of the Sea of Okhotzk , opposite the island of Ta- rakai ( 142 ° E. long . ) . Its length , therefore , is little ...
... banks of the Irtish , a tributary of the Oby ( 80 ° E. long . ) , to the shores of the Pacific , at the S. extre- mity of the Sea of Okhotzk , opposite the island of Ta- rakai ( 142 ° E. long . ) . Its length , therefore , is little ...
Page 73
... banks of the last - mentioned river it continues to Nertshinsk . The great road over the Aldan Mountains connects Yakutsk with Okhotzk . Yakutsk is only 287 feet above the level of the Polar Sea . Between this place and the river Aldan ...
... banks of the last - mentioned river it continues to Nertshinsk . The great road over the Aldan Mountains connects Yakutsk with Okhotzk . Yakutsk is only 287 feet above the level of the Polar Sea . Between this place and the river Aldan ...
Page 76
... banks . The Amazon was first ac- curately described by M. de la Condamine , who having embarked upon it , in 1743 , near Jaen , and followed its current to its mouth , gave an interesting account of the expedition , with a map of the ...
... banks . The Amazon was first ac- curately described by M. de la Condamine , who having embarked upon it , in 1743 , near Jaen , and followed its current to its mouth , gave an interesting account of the expedition , with a map of the ...
Page 79
... banks of the St. Lawrence , being about 1,200 m . in length , with a mean breadth of 100 m . The White Mountains of New Hampshire , 7,300 feet above the level of the sea , are the highest in this range , which is crossed by the tidal ...
... banks of the St. Lawrence , being about 1,200 m . in length , with a mean breadth of 100 m . The White Mountains of New Hampshire , 7,300 feet above the level of the sea , are the highest in this range , which is crossed by the tidal ...
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