Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 3W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1901 - 828 pages |
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... feet , much exceeding the highest Alps . Mount Elburz attains an elevation of 18,540 feet above the sea ; Kazbek reaches a height of more than 16,500 feet ; and between these come Koshtan- tau and Dikh - tau . Here the line of perpetual ...
... feet , much exceeding the highest Alps . Mount Elburz attains an elevation of 18,540 feet above the sea ; Kazbek reaches a height of more than 16,500 feet ; and between these come Koshtan- tau and Dikh - tau . Here the line of perpetual ...
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... feet elevation , they consist of a grove of trees , 377 in number in 1875 , five only being of Cedars of Lebanon . gigantic size , measuring 30 feet round . In age they may vary from 50 or 80 to 800 or 1000 years ; but as they have long ...
... feet elevation , they consist of a grove of trees , 377 in number in 1875 , five only being of Cedars of Lebanon . gigantic size , measuring 30 feet round . In age they may vary from 50 or 80 to 800 or 1000 years ; but as they have long ...
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... feet , with a trunk 30 feet or more in circumference , an ample head , and spreading branches . It and the cedar of Algiers ( C. Atlantica or Africana ) , found in the mountainous regions of the north of Africa , are but sub - species ...
... feet , with a trunk 30 feet or more in circumference , an ample head , and spreading branches . It and the cedar of Algiers ( C. Atlantica or Africana ) , found in the mountainous regions of the north of Africa , are but sub - species ...
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... feet ) , and , farther east , Mount Klabat ( 6559 feet ) , which has now , however , long been quiescent , besides numerous hot springs and sulphur lakes . The mountains of the south peninsula , essentially a limestone formation ...
... feet ) , and , farther east , Mount Klabat ( 6559 feet ) , which has now , however , long been quiescent , besides numerous hot springs and sulphur lakes . The mountains of the south peninsula , essentially a limestone formation ...
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... feet , and when standing at ease ' was probably not less than 10 feet in height and of a bulk in proportion . It appears to have frequented the marshes and river - sides of the period , and to have been a vege- table - feeder . The word ...
... feet , and when standing at ease ' was probably not less than 10 feet in height and of a bulk in proportion . It appears to have frequented the marshes and river - sides of the period , and to have been a vege- table - feeder . The word ...
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