The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 78
Page 178
... North and South America approached their present configuration but remained sepa- rate . South America , still attached to Antarctica , moved away from Africa to create a narrow South Atlantic Ocean . At the end of the Cretaceous the North ...
... North and South America approached their present configuration but remained sepa- rate . South America , still attached to Antarctica , moved away from Africa to create a narrow South Atlantic Ocean . At the end of the Cretaceous the North ...
Page 181
... north ( where Canea has its fertile hinterland ) and steeply to the south . Eastward the country is lower but passage through it is still difficult ; one route from north to south goes through the sheer- sided Askiphos gorge . Next , to ...
... north ( where Canea has its fertile hinterland ) and steeply to the south . Eastward the country is lower but passage through it is still difficult ; one route from north to south goes through the sheer- sided Askiphos gorge . Next , to ...
Page 185
... north ( where Canea has its fertile hinterland ) and steeply to the south . Eastward the country is lower but passage through it is still difficult ; one route from north to south goes through the sheer- sided Askiphos gorge . Next , to ...
... north ( where Canea has its fertile hinterland ) and steeply to the south . Eastward the country is lower but passage through it is still difficult ; one route from north to south goes through the sheer- sided Askiphos gorge . Next , to ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
19th century American appear army Author ball became Bohemia born British called cells central church cipher civil College color corporation cosmic rays costume cotton Council court court-martial crabs Crane Cretaceous Crete crime criminal critical Croatia cross crown crustaceans cryptanalyst crystal Cuba cubism culture cuneiform curriculum curve cycads Cypriot Cyprus Czech Czechoslovakia died early economic elected England English established Europe example federal feet fibers France French galaxy German Greek important inches industry island judges jury king known land later letters magistrates major ment Mesara Plain meters miles military modern Moravia North organization painting plaintext plants play political population president produced reform region River Roman scoliosis Slovakia Slovaks social species structure tion trial United University usually western World World War II York