The Encyclopædia Britannica: Lord Chamberlain-MecklenbergHugh Chisholm At the University Press, 1911 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... coast cities and ports of Peru implies the crossing of three high , snow - covered ranges of the Andes by extremely difficult trails and passes . A rough mountain road has been constructed from Oroya to Puerto Bermudez , at the head of ...
... coast cities and ports of Peru implies the crossing of three high , snow - covered ranges of the Andes by extremely difficult trails and passes . A rough mountain road has been constructed from Oroya to Puerto Bermudez , at the head of ...
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... coast of French Guinea , West Africa , lying south of Sangarea Bay , between 9 ° 25 ′ and 9 ° 31 ′ N. and 13 ° 46 ′ and 13 ° 51 ′ W. , and about 80 m . N.N.W. of Freetown , Sierra Leone . There are five principal islands : Tamara ...
... coast of French Guinea , West Africa , lying south of Sangarea Bay , between 9 ° 25 ′ and 9 ° 31 ′ N. and 13 ° 46 ′ and 13 ° 51 ′ W. , and about 80 m . N.N.W. of Freetown , Sierra Leone . There are five principal islands : Tamara ...
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... coastal bays called " lakes " ) . The coast line is about 1500 m . 46 Physical Features . - Geologically Louisiana is a very recent creation , and belongs to the Coastal Plain Province . ' Most of the rocks or soils composing its ...
... coastal bays called " lakes " ) . The coast line is about 1500 m . 46 Physical Features . - Geologically Louisiana is a very recent creation , and belongs to the Coastal Plain Province . ' Most of the rocks or soils composing its ...
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... coast . Most of the swamp fringe is reclaimable . The marshes encroach most upon the parishes of St Charles , Orleans and Plaquemines . In St Charles the cultivable strip of land along the river is only about 3 m . wide . In Orleans the ...
... coast . Most of the swamp fringe is reclaimable . The marshes encroach most upon the parishes of St Charles , Orleans and Plaquemines . In St Charles the cultivable strip of land along the river is only about 3 m . wide . In Orleans the ...
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... coast early in 1699. Soon after Iberville had built Fort Maurepas ( near the present city of Biloxi , Mississippi ) in 1699 , a fort was erected on the Mississippi river about 40 m . above the mouth . This was the earliest settlement in ...
... coast early in 1699. Soon after Iberville had built Fort Maurepas ( near the present city of Biloxi , Mississippi ) in 1699 , a fort was erected on the Mississippi river about 40 m . above the mouth . This was the earliest settlement in ...
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