Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the WorldJohn Murray, 1845 - Всего страниц: 519 |
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... road to Coquimbo - Great loads carried by the miners - Coquimbo - Earthquake- Step - formed terraces - Absence of recent de- posits - Contemporaneousness of the Tertiary formations - Excursion up the valley - Road to Guasco - Deserts ...
... road to Coquimbo - Great loads carried by the miners - Coquimbo - Earthquake- Step - formed terraces - Absence of recent de- posits - Contemporaneousness of the Tertiary formations - Excursion up the valley - Road to Guasco - Deserts ...
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... road was intricate , and it passed through a desert waste of marshes and lagoons . The scene by the dimmed light of the moon was most desolate . A few fireflies flitted by us ; and the solitary snipe , as it rose , uttered its plaintive ...
... road was intricate , and it passed through a desert waste of marshes and lagoons . The scene by the dimmed light of the moon was most desolate . A few fireflies flitted by us ; and the solitary snipe , as it rose , uttered its plaintive ...
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... road so shut up , that it was necessary that a man should go ahead with a sword to cut away the creepers . The forest abounded with beautiful objects ; among which the tree ferns , though not large , were , from their bright green ...
... road so shut up , that it was necessary that a man should go ahead with a sword to cut away the creepers . The forest abounded with beautiful objects ; among which the tree ferns , though not large , were , from their bright green ...
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... road generally ran across a glaring hot sandy plain , not far from the coast . I noticed that each time the horse put its foot on the fine siliceous sand , a gentle chirping noise was produced . On the third day we took a different line ...
... road generally ran across a glaring hot sandy plain , not far from the coast . I noticed that each time the horse put its foot on the fine siliceous sand , a gentle chirping noise was produced . On the third day we took a different line ...
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... road they changed their course , and in narrow files reascended the wall . Having placed a small stone so as to intercept one of the lines , the whole body attacked it , and then immediately retired . Shortly afterwards another body ...
... road they changed their course , and in narrow files reascended the wall . Having placed a small stone so as to intercept one of the lines , the whole body attacked it , and then immediately retired . Shortly afterwards another body ...
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