Gulf of Mexico: Its Origin, Waters, and Marine LifeU.S. Government Printing Office, 1954 - 604 sider |
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... coasts of Yucatán . Driven for several days by a severe storm they finally saw land with a large Indian town , near Cabo Catoche . The expedition re- corded many points , bays , and harbors along the west coast of the Gulf and safely ...
... coasts of Yucatán . Driven for several days by a severe storm they finally saw land with a large Indian town , near Cabo Catoche . The expedition re- corded many points , bays , and harbors along the west coast of the Gulf and safely ...
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... coast for nearly a thousand statute miles to a point a short distance south of the present location of Tampico . Grijalva's expedition substantially contributed to our knowledge of Gulf geography . The names of many familiar places such ...
... coast for nearly a thousand statute miles to a point a short distance south of the present location of Tampico . Grijalva's expedition substantially contributed to our knowledge of Gulf geography . The names of many familiar places such ...
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... coast of the American continent as far north as the Savannah River , De Soto returned to the Gulf and in October 1540 investigated the place called Mavill or Mauvill which is the present Mobile . His further ex- plorations lead him ...
... coast of the American continent as far north as the Savannah River , De Soto returned to the Gulf and in October 1540 investigated the place called Mavill or Mauvill which is the present Mobile . His further ex- plorations lead him ...
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... shores of the Gulf of Mexico greatly enhanced the geographical knowledge of the region . As a military necessity the whole northern coast of the Gulf , with har- bors , rivers , and lagoons , was surveyed ; fairly accurate navigational ...
... shores of the Gulf of Mexico greatly enhanced the geographical knowledge of the region . As a military necessity the whole northern coast of the Gulf , with har- bors , rivers , and lagoons , was surveyed ; fairly accurate navigational ...
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... Coast Survey , made in compliance with this act , contained no references to the work in the Gulf of Mexico . Some explorations in the Gulf were conducted , however , by the United States Navy . In 1839 the U. S. S. Vandalia , under the ...
... Coast Survey , made in compliance with this act , contained no references to the work in the Gulf of Mexico . Some explorations in the Gulf were conducted , however , by the United States Navy . In 1839 the U. S. S. Vandalia , under the ...
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