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Pagina 27
... enters the Bay of Biscay beyond Nantes . The Garonne rises in the Pyrenees , passes by Toulouse and Bordeaux , and receiving the Dordogne at its mouth falls into the Bay of Biscay , not far from the Isle of Oleron , after a course of ...
... enters the Bay of Biscay beyond Nantes . The Garonne rises in the Pyrenees , passes by Toulouse and Bordeaux , and receiving the Dordogne at its mouth falls into the Bay of Biscay , not far from the Isle of Oleron , after a course of ...
Pagina 28
... enters the Mediterranean to the east of Nismes and Montpellier . Its whole course is about 470 miles . The principal Mountains of France are its south - eastern boundary , the Alps , many of whose summits attain an alti- tude of 13,000 ...
... enters the Mediterranean to the east of Nismes and Montpellier . Its whole course is about 470 miles . The principal Mountains of France are its south - eastern boundary , the Alps , many of whose summits attain an alti- tude of 13,000 ...
Pagina 32
... enters the German Ocean , after a course of about 700 miles . West of this is the Weser , which rises in the territory of Saxe Coburg , and flowing by Minden and Bremen , falls into the German Ocean , after a course of about 380 miles ...
... enters the German Ocean , after a course of about 700 miles . West of this is the Weser , which rises in the territory of Saxe Coburg , and flowing by Minden and Bremen , falls into the German Ocean , after a course of about 380 miles ...
Pagina 33
... enters the Black Sea in Bessarabia . ( Pl . XVIII . ) Like the Rhine , the Nile , and many other great rivers , its mouths are much choked by the deposit which it brings down . Its course is about 1700 miles . The principal Mountains ...
... enters the Black Sea in Bessarabia . ( Pl . XVIII . ) Like the Rhine , the Nile , and many other great rivers , its mouths are much choked by the deposit which it brings down . Its course is about 1700 miles . The principal Mountains ...
Pagina 34
... enters the Baltic near Dantzic . It has a course of 650 miles . The Memel or Niemen rises near Minsk , in Lithuania , and flowing by Grodno and Tilsit , enters the Baltic below the town of Memel . It has a course of near 570 miles . The ...
... enters the Baltic near Dantzic . It has a course of 650 miles . The Memel or Niemen rises near Minsk , in Lithuania , and flowing by Grodno and Tilsit , enters the Baltic below the town of Memel . It has a course of near 570 miles . The ...
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