The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1962 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... miles long , was constructed to carry water into the 10 below - sea - level towns of the Imperial Val- ley in California . With 2,900 miles of lateral canals , the valley is the largest irrigated area in North America . In 1948 a branch ...
... miles long , was constructed to carry water into the 10 below - sea - level towns of the Imperial Val- ley in California . With 2,900 miles of lateral canals , the valley is the largest irrigated area in North America . In 1948 a branch ...
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... miles north of Milan . About 30 miles long and up to 21⁄2 miles wide , the lake has an area of 56 square miles , and its maximum depth is 1,345 feet . It is formed by the Adda River , which enters at the northern end ; small mountain ...
... miles north of Milan . About 30 miles long and up to 21⁄2 miles wide , the lake has an area of 56 square miles , and its maximum depth is 1,345 feet . It is formed by the Adda River , which enters at the northern end ; small mountain ...
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... miles lying across the equator . Almost all the saucer - shaped basin lies 1,000 or more feet above the sea , and the Congo pours into the Atlantic Ocean through a gap in the basin's western rim . The river follows a cres- cent - shaped ...
... miles lying across the equator . Almost all the saucer - shaped basin lies 1,000 or more feet above the sea , and the Congo pours into the Atlantic Ocean through a gap in the basin's western rim . The river follows a cres- cent - shaped ...
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work |
| Publisher | Americana Corporation, 1962 |
| Original from | Rutgers University |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2022 |
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