Notes of a Naturalist in South AmericaK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 416 стор. |
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... western continent , but which so often fortunately lose their way or get dissipated before they approach our shores . It would seem that little . progress has been made in forecasting the direction in which these great aërial eddies ...
... western continent , but which so often fortunately lose their way or get dissipated before they approach our shores . It would seem that little . progress has been made in forecasting the direction in which these great aërial eddies ...
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... western side near to Panama . This clearing does not appear a very serious undertaking , but in a region where the energy of vegetation is so marvellous , must have cost an immense amount of labour , and to keep the line open , if that ...
... western side near to Panama . This clearing does not appear a very serious undertaking , but in a region where the energy of vegetation is so marvellous , must have cost an immense amount of labour , and to keep the line open , if that ...
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... western side of the isthmus the land rises into hills some five or six hundred feet in height , and between these the railway winds to the summit level , thence descending rather rapidly towards Panama . What a crowd of associations are ...
... western side of the isthmus the land rises into hills some five or six hundred feet in height , and between these the railway winds to the summit level , thence descending rather rapidly towards Panama . What a crowd of associations are ...
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... western men , cast his wondering eyes over the boundless , till then unsuspected , ocean . He has climbed the steep shattered rocks , and , as he gains the crest of the ridge , has grasped a projecting frag- ment to steady himself on ...
... western men , cast his wondering eyes over the boundless , till then unsuspected , ocean . He has climbed the steep shattered rocks , and , as he gains the crest of the ridge , has grasped a projecting frag- ment to steady himself on ...
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... , having crossed the line about three a.m. As the morning wore on we passed abreast of the Cabo San Lorenzo , and towards evening , keep- ing nearer to the coast , were within a few miles of Cabo Santa Elena . This forms the north - ...
... , having crossed the line about three a.m. As the morning wore on we passed abreast of the Cabo San Lorenzo , and towards evening , keep- ing nearer to the coast , were within a few miles of Cabo Santa Elena . This forms the north - ...
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