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In the steppes of Central Asia , where the winters are frigid and summer nights cold , the inhabitants tailored their garments of skin or fur . They wore caps with flaps that could be turned down over the forehead , ears , and back of ...
In the steppes of Central Asia , where the winters are frigid and summer nights cold , the inhabitants tailored their garments of skin or fur . They wore caps with flaps that could be turned down over the forehead , ears , and back of ...
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The central range ( Cordillera Cen- tral ) is the loftiest and includes permanently snow - covered peaks . The highest of these is 5,429 meters ( 17,812 feet ) . The eastern range ( Cordillera Oriental ) is somewhat lower on aver- age ...
The central range ( Cordillera Cen- tral ) is the loftiest and includes permanently snow - covered peaks . The highest of these is 5,429 meters ( 17,812 feet ) . The eastern range ( Cordillera Oriental ) is somewhat lower on aver- age ...
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340 COLUMBIA , kə - lum'bē - ə , a city in south central Tennessee , seat of Maury county , is situated on the Duck River , 40 miles ( 64 km ) south of Nash- ville . It is a trade and shipping center in a dairy farming region and is an ...
340 COLUMBIA , kə - lum'bē - ə , a city in south central Tennessee , seat of Maury county , is situated on the Duck River , 40 miles ( 64 km ) south of Nash- ville . It is a trade and shipping center in a dairy farming region and is an ...
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Incorporated, ISBN 0717201317, 9780717201310 |
| Contributor | Grolier Incorporated |
| Publisher | Grolier Incorporated, 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 25 May 2011 |
| ISBN | 0717201317, 9780717201310 |
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