Cornell's High School Geography: Forming Part Third of a Systematic Series of School Geographies : Comprising a Description of the World : Arranged with Special Reference to the Wants and Capacities of Pupils in the Senior Classes of Public and Private Schools : Embellished by Numerous Engravings and Accompanied by a Large and Complete Atlas, Drawn and Engraved Expressly for this WorkD. Appleton & Company, 1861 - 405 sider |
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Side 18
... extensive tract ( called South Victoria Land ) was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Ross , between the parallels of 70 ° and 78 ° . It extends to within 830 miles of the South pole , which is the furthest advance that has been made in ...
... extensive tract ( called South Victoria Land ) was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Ross , between the parallels of 70 ° and 78 ° . It extends to within 830 miles of the South pole , which is the furthest advance that has been made in ...
Side 24
... extensive , though but little known region , lies in the north - west part of North America . Surface . As it has never been fully explored , but little can be said respecting the character of the surface . In the south - east part ...
... extensive , though but little known region , lies in the north - west part of North America . Surface . As it has never been fully explored , but little can be said respecting the character of the surface . In the south - east part ...
Side 29
... extensively engaged in trade , and maintains a constant steamboat intercourse , during the sea- son of navigation ... extensive valley on Burlington Bay , at the head of Lake Ontario , is an important commercial city of Canada West ...
... extensively engaged in trade , and maintains a constant steamboat intercourse , during the sea- son of navigation ... extensive valley on Burlington Bay , at the head of Lake Ontario , is an important commercial city of Canada West ...
Side 32
... extensive as yet ; but there are in contemplation several projects , which , if carried out , will greatly increase the facilities for intercourse between the various parts of the province . One of these , is a canal to cross the ...
... extensive as yet ; but there are in contemplation several projects , which , if carried out , will greatly increase the facilities for intercourse between the various parts of the province . One of these , is a canal to cross the ...
Side 34
... extensive submarine elevations , which lie in the Atlantic to the south of the island , and spread over between 600 and 700 miles in length . The depths of water on these vary from 15 to 80 fathoms . At these banks are the celebrated ...
... extensive submarine elevations , which lie in the Atlantic to the south of the island , and spread over between 600 and 700 miles in length . The depths of water on these vary from 15 to 80 fathoms . At these banks are the celebrated ...
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Cornell's High School Geography: Forming Part Third of a Systematic Series ... Sophia S. Cornell Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1871 |
Cornell's High School Geography: Forming Part Third of a Systematic Series ... Sarah S. Cornell Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1857 |
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Side 323 - CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E.
Side 325 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Side 112 - Missouri defined her northern boundary to be the parallel of latitude which passes through the rapids of the Des Moines River. The lower rapids of the Mississippi immediately above the mouth of the Des Moines River had always been known as the Des Moines Rapids, or "the rapids of the Des Moines River.
Side 44 - State, elected by the legislature thereof, for the term of six years ; and the whole number is divided into three classes ; of which one goes out at the expiration of every two years.
Side 401 - Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place. Find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the brass meridian ; the number of degrees on the meridian between the horizon and the sun's place is the altitude required.
Side 42 - We have now a territorial extent nearly ten times as large as that of Great Britain and France combined ; three times as large as the whole of France, Britain, Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, and Denmark together ; one and a half times as large as the Russian empire in Europe ; about one-sixth less than the area of all...
Side 93 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and from Mississippi River on the east to the Rocky Mountains on the west.
Side 51 - Rivers. The climate is subject to great extremes of heat and cold; the winters are long and severe, the lakes being covered with ice from December to April. • Among the most important productions are grain, potatoes, wool, butter, cheese, bees'-wax and honey. The great staple product is lumber. The chief minerals are iron, limestone, granite and slate. Inhabitants, etc.—The inhabitants are mainly of British descent.
Side 137 - MEXICO, the capital, is situated in a vast plain of carefully cultivated fields, enclosed by lofty mountains, about two miles from Lake Tezcuco. The city is in the form of a square (each side of which is about 9,000 feet in length), and is enclosed by high walls. It is noted for its numerous churches, convents and squares. The city markets are abundantly supplied with animal and vegetable productions ; the latter are chiefly cultivated on the chinampas, or floating islands, in the adjacent lakes....
Side 33 - Warehouses rise over the wharves, or tower aloft in different parts of the town, and dwellinghouses and public buildings rear their heads over each other, as they stretch along and up the sides of the hill.