Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M.S. "Beagle" Under Command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N.J. Murray, 1909 - Всего страниц: 537 |
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... situated near the centre of the island . On a small plain which we crossed , a few stunted acacias were growing ; their tops had been bent by the steady trade - wind , in a singular manner- some of them even at right angles to their ...
... situated near the centre of the island . On a small plain which we crossed , a few stunted acacias were growing ; their tops had been bent by the steady trade - wind , in a singular manner- some of them even at right angles to their ...
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... situated at the bottom of a valley , bounded by lofty and jagged walls of stratified lava . The black rocks afford a most striking contrast with the bright green vegetation , which follows the banks of a little stream of clear water ...
... situated at the bottom of a valley , bounded by lofty and jagged walls of stratified lava . The black rocks afford a most striking contrast with the bright green vegetation , which follows the banks of a little stream of clear water ...
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... situated in 0 ° 58 ′ north latitude , and 29 ° 15 ′ west longitude . It is 540 miles distant from the coast of America , and 350 from the island of Fernando Noronha . The highest point is only fifty feet above the level of the sea , and ...
... situated in 0 ° 58 ′ north latitude , and 29 ° 15 ′ west longitude . It is 540 miles distant from the coast of America , and 350 from the island of Fernando Noronha . The highest point is only fifty feet above the level of the sea , and ...
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... situated , rather more than a hundred miles from the capital , to the northward of Cape Frio . I gladly accepted his kind offer of allowing me to accompany him . April 8th . - Our party amounted to seven . The first stage was very ...
... situated , rather more than a hundred miles from the capital , to the northward of Cape Frio . I gladly accepted his kind offer of allowing me to accompany him . April 8th . - Our party amounted to seven . The first stage was very ...
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... situated on the northern bank of the Plata , and not very far from the mouth of the estuary . It is a most quiet , forlorn little town ; built , as is universally the case in these countries , with the streets running at right angles to ...
... situated on the northern bank of the Plata , and not very far from the mouth of the estuary . It is a most quiet , forlorn little town ; built , as is universally the case in these countries , with the streets running at right angles to ...
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