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Page 29
... bank of Isabella on the side of Cuba , and the Tortugas on that of Florida Reefs ; and this union gives rise to the Gulf Stream . In the beginning its course is not rapid , and along the shores of Cuba it is weak , and sometimes nearly ...
... bank of Isabella on the side of Cuba , and the Tortugas on that of Florida Reefs ; and this union gives rise to the Gulf Stream . In the beginning its course is not rapid , and along the shores of Cuba it is weak , and sometimes nearly ...
Page 30
... Bank of New- foundland , the warm water of the current is about 8 ° higher than that of the ocean , but the water of the ocean exceeds that which covers the Great Bank by 25 ° . These different degrees of temperature , though existing ...
... Bank of New- foundland , the warm water of the current is about 8 ° higher than that of the ocean , but the water of the ocean exceeds that which covers the Great Bank by 25 ° . These different degrees of temperature , though existing ...
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... bank of the Danube . Attila and his brother Bleda succeeded Roas A.D. 433. The first act of their reign was to conclude a peace with the Emperor Theodosius ÏI . on terms disgraceful to the majesty of the Roman empire . Being thus at ...
... bank of the Danube . Attila and his brother Bleda succeeded Roas A.D. 433. The first act of their reign was to conclude a peace with the Emperor Theodosius ÏI . on terms disgraceful to the majesty of the Roman empire . Being thus at ...
Page 65
... bank of the Sinde or Indus , within the territory of Runjeet Sing , Rajah of Lahore , in 33 ° 56 ′ N. lat , and 72 ° 30 ′ E. long . The fortress was built by Akbar in 1581 , and takes its name from that branch of the Indus which flows ...
... bank of the Sinde or Indus , within the territory of Runjeet Sing , Rajah of Lahore , in 33 ° 56 ′ N. lat , and 72 ° 30 ′ E. long . The fortress was built by Akbar in 1581 , and takes its name from that branch of the Indus which flows ...
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... bank of the Danube , comprises an area of upwards of 4000 square miles , which is remarkable for its fer- tility . The general character of the Hungarian soil , exclu- sive of the more northerly districts and such as are partially a ...
... bank of the Danube , comprises an area of upwards of 4000 square miles , which is remarkable for its fer- tility . The general character of the Hungarian soil , exclu- sive of the more northerly districts and such as are partially a ...
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