The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Հատոր 46J. Murray, 1876 "List of geographical works and maps recently published" in vol. 6-11. |
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... thence a ride of 25 miles brought us to Teheran . Notes on the Topography of the Eastern Alburz Tract , with notices on a few places of interest on the Persian border . - From the latitude of Astrabad the Alburz Mountains continue in a ...
... thence a ride of 25 miles brought us to Teheran . Notes on the Topography of the Eastern Alburz Tract , with notices on a few places of interest on the Persian border . - From the latitude of Astrabad the Alburz Mountains continue in a ...
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... thence on in a broken line nearly to Sahhed on the Herat and Furrah road . This chain may be said to form the southern chain of the East Alburz . The northern chain is connected with it by an open elevated tract , dividing the Mash ...
... thence on in a broken line nearly to Sahhed on the Herat and Furrah road . This chain may be said to form the southern chain of the East Alburz . The northern chain is connected with it by an open elevated tract , dividing the Mash ...
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... thence 80 miles to the Pul - i - Khatun . Except in heavy flood , it is everywhere fordable . The few small streams flowing from the mountains are lost in the irrigation channels of the wide valley . The perennial source of the Gurgan ...
... thence 80 miles to the Pul - i - Khatun . Except in heavy flood , it is everywhere fordable . The few small streams flowing from the mountains are lost in the irrigation channels of the wide valley . The perennial source of the Gurgan ...
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... Thence , to within a few miles of the sea , the stream flows in a deep bed , the valley widening out to the south and merging north into the Atrak Plain . From the south it receives some trifling contributions from Kalposh Ridge , the ...
... Thence , to within a few miles of the sea , the stream flows in a deep bed , the valley widening out to the south and merging north into the Atrak Plain . From the south it receives some trifling contributions from Kalposh Ridge , the ...
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... Thence a wide belt of forest and cane - brake , with scattered villages and clearing , extends along the base of the mountains as far as Astrabad . The edge of the forest everywhere marks the border ; beyond , the open plain is in ...
... Thence a wide belt of forest and cane - brake , with scattered villages and clearing , extends along the base of the mountains as far as Astrabad . The edge of the forest everywhere marks the border ; beyond , the open plain is in ...
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The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Հատոր 37 Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1867 |
The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Հատոր 44 Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1874 |
The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London, Հատոր 5 Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1835 |
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Էջ 19 - Stanley came across a strange pale-faced tribe of natives, complexion almost European, a handsome race, some of the women being singularly beautiful. Their hair is kinky, but inclined to brown in color. Their features are regular, lips thin, but their noses, though wellshaped, are somewhat thick at the point.
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Էջ clxviii - Notwithstanding the considerable depth of 2,225 fathoms, the conditions in this locality seem much more favourable to animal life than even the manganese area ; and I am inclined to think that we had struck upon one of the highways by which migration takes place to the northward from the Southern Sea.
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