The New International Encyclopaedia, Volume 8Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1906 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... SOUTH FORELAND , also composed of chalk cliffs , 16 miles south of North Foreland and 3 miles northeast of Dover , has two fixed lights , respectively 380 and 275 feet England , H 5 ) . They indicate the proximity of above the sea , and ...
... SOUTH FORELAND , also composed of chalk cliffs , 16 miles south of North Foreland and 3 miles northeast of Dover , has two fixed lights , respectively 380 and 275 feet England , H 5 ) . They indicate the proximity of above the sea , and ...
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... South Platte , and White River in Colorado ; Fish Lake and Uintah in Utah ; Bitter Root and Priest River , in Idaho ; Bitter Root , Flathead , Lewis and Clark , and Gallatin , in Montana ; Cascade , Bull Run . and Ashland , in Oregon ...
... South Platte , and White River in Colorado ; Fish Lake and Uintah in Utah ; Bitter Root and Priest River , in Idaho ; Bitter Root , Flathead , Lewis and Clark , and Gallatin , in Montana ; Cascade , Bull Run . and Ashland , in Oregon ...
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... South America , occupying the northeast portion of the Republic , and lying between the rivers Pilcomayo and Bermejo ( Map : Argentina , E 8 ) . It borders on Paraguay on the northeast and east , the Chaco Territory on the south and ...
... South America , occupying the northeast portion of the Republic , and lying between the rivers Pilcomayo and Bermejo ( Map : Argentina , E 8 ) . It borders on Paraguay on the northeast and east , the Chaco Territory on the south and ...
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... South Cape . Forty miles east of this lies the island of Botel Tobago , and a little farther north the small island of Samasana . Formosa is regarded by some as a link in the chain of volcanic islands which form the eastern escarpment ...
... South Cape . Forty miles east of this lies the island of Botel Tobago , and a little farther north the small island of Samasana . Formosa is regarded by some as a link in the chain of volcanic islands which form the eastern escarpment ...
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... south of Manhattan Island . The island in 1902 comprised 65 acres , upon which are the fort proper , with quarters for four companies of artil- lery or infantry , Castle William ( military pris- on ) , and the headquarters of the ...
... south of Manhattan Island . The island in 1902 comprised 65 acres , upon which are the fort proper , with quarters for four companies of artil- lery or infantry , Castle William ( military pris- on ) , and the headquarters of the ...
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