Advanced Text-book of Physical GeographyW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 320 sider |
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... Origin and Characteristics of Lowlands , VIII . THE WATER - ITS OCEANS AND SEAS , Their Area and Configuration , Composition , Density , Pressure , Depth , & c . , Temperature , Colour , Luminosity , & c . , IX . THE WATER - ITS OCEANS ...
... Origin and Characteristics of Lowlands , VIII . THE WATER - ITS OCEANS AND SEAS , Their Area and Configuration , Composition , Density , Pressure , Depth , & c . , Temperature , Colour , Luminosity , & c . , IX . THE WATER - ITS OCEANS ...
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... origin - granitic , crystalline , and silu- rian rocks composing the mass , which is abundantly traversed by metalliferous veins of iron , copper , lead , zinc , and antimony . Though the general elevation of the irregular table - lands ...
... origin - granitic , crystalline , and silu- rian rocks composing the mass , which is abundantly traversed by metalliferous veins of iron , copper , lead , zinc , and antimony . Though the general elevation of the irregular table - lands ...
Side 87
... origin , contains many extinct and dormant volcanoes , and evidently connects itself with the still active series of the Aliaski peninsula and the Aleutian Islands . The latter or Rocky Mountain range forms , on the other hand , the ...
... origin , contains many extinct and dormant volcanoes , and evidently connects itself with the still active series of the Aliaski peninsula and the Aleutian Islands . The latter or Rocky Mountain range forms , on the other hand , the ...
Side 91
... origin . But whatever may be the ultimate grouping , we see in mountain chains and systems one of the most important features in the physical machinery of the globe . Rising and falling - here in easy undulations , there in steep peaks ...
... origin . But whatever may be the ultimate grouping , we see in mountain chains and systems one of the most important features in the physical machinery of the globe . Rising and falling - here in easy undulations , there in steep peaks ...
Side 100
... origin , and point to a time when large expanses of ocean occupied the areas of the present plains , and shallow estuaries and chains of lakes the sites of our alluvial valleys . Bearing in mind this origin , it will help to ex- plain ...
... origin , and point to a time when large expanses of ocean occupied the areas of the present plains , and shallow estuaries and chains of lakes the sites of our alluvial valleys . Bearing in mind this origin , it will help to ex- plain ...
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Side 32 - THERE rolls the deep where grew the tree. O earth, what changes hast thou seen ! There where the long street roars, hath been The stillness of the central sea. The hills are shadows, and they flow From form to form, and nothing stands ; They melt like mist, the solid lands, Like clouds they shape themselves and go. But in my spirit will I dwell, And dream my dream, and hold it true ; For tho...