Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and Zoology, Volum 1844Oliver & Boyd, 1899 - 472 pàgines |
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... Mountains . - It is conjectured by some geo- logists , that the great ranges of mountains of the earth have risen from below , through rents in previously existing strata , and not all at once , but at different times ; and further ...
... Mountains . - It is conjectured by some geo- logists , that the great ranges of mountains of the earth have risen from below , through rents in previously existing strata , and not all at once , but at different times ; and further ...
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... Mountains , Plains , and Val- leys or Kloofs . - Two great chains of mountains run parallel with the western coast , having between them and the coast a sandy plain from five to ten miles in breadth . From the most easterly of these two ...
... Mountains , Plains , and Val- leys or Kloofs . - Two great chains of mountains run parallel with the western coast , having between them and the coast a sandy plain from five to ten miles in breadth . From the most easterly of these two ...
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... mountains called the Sneuwbergen or Snow Mountains . The Nieuweveld and Sneuwberg Mountains are said to be the highest in Southern Africa , some of them being 10,000 feet above the level of the sea . The country , from this vast range ...
... mountains called the Sneuwbergen or Snow Mountains . The Nieuweveld and Sneuwberg Mountains are said to be the highest in Southern Africa , some of them being 10,000 feet above the level of the sea . The country , from this vast range ...
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