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... miles from Elbing , into the Frische Haff ; the western divides again , about nine miles above Dantzic , into two branches , of which the western flows into the Baltic at Weichselmunde , near Dantzic ; the eastern , by many small chan ...
... miles from Elbing , into the Frische Haff ; the western divides again , about nine miles above Dantzic , into two branches , of which the western flows into the Baltic at Weichselmunde , near Dantzic ; the eastern , by many small chan ...
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... miles north- west of Rome ; lon . 12 ° 6 E .; lat . 42 ° 25 N .; population , 12,600 . This city is a bishop's see , and lies in a beautiful and fertile valley the streets , for the greater part , are broad and well paved , the houses ...
... miles north- west of Rome ; lon . 12 ° 6 E .; lat . 42 ° 25 N .; population , 12,600 . This city is a bishop's see , and lies in a beautiful and fertile valley the streets , for the greater part , are broad and well paved , the houses ...
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... miles , and is also called the circle of Neustadt . The chief town is Plauen . It contains some mountainous and woody districts , and in some parts is well adapted for pasturage and tillage . The most remarkable peculiarity is the pearl ...
... miles , and is also called the circle of Neustadt . The chief town is Plauen . It contains some mountainous and woody districts , and in some parts is well adapted for pasturage and tillage . The most remarkable peculiarity is the pearl ...
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... miles from south to north , turns off in a side direction in Mexico , and is prolonged in a great plateau , between the eighteenth and twenty - second degrees of north latitude . The plateau in question owes its present form to the ...
... miles from south to north , turns off in a side direction in Mexico , and is prolonged in a great plateau , between the eighteenth and twenty - second degrees of north latitude . The plateau in question owes its present form to the ...
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... miles . Its surface is of a reddish - black color ; and it is almost as sterile , after a period of five centuries , as if it had cooled down yester- day . The next eruption occurred in 1306 ; between which era and 1631 , there was only ...
... miles . Its surface is of a reddish - black color ; and it is almost as sterile , after a period of five centuries , as if it had cooled down yester- day . The next eruption occurred in 1306 ; between which era and 1631 , there was only ...
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