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Page 380
... Mountains present a relief of deso- late ridges punctuated by narrow valleys that sheltered bandits well into the 18th century . The Morena Mountains are terminated to the south by the Guadalquivir , or Baetic , basin , a triangular ...
... Mountains present a relief of deso- late ridges punctuated by narrow valleys that sheltered bandits well into the 18th century . The Morena Mountains are terminated to the south by the Guadalquivir , or Baetic , basin , a triangular ...
Page 489
... mountains on Earth , consisting mostly of crys- Italline rocks and Paleozoic sediments . The Chalcidian black - figured kylix decorated with apotropaic eyes , attributed to the Phineus Painter , c . 520 Bc ; in the Metropolitan Museum ...
... mountains on Earth , consisting mostly of crys- Italline rocks and Paleozoic sediments . The Chalcidian black - figured kylix decorated with apotropaic eyes , attributed to the Phineus Painter , c . 520 Bc ; in the Metropolitan Museum ...
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... mountains , the latter rising to 10,154 feet ( 3,095 m ) above sea level , form the divide in the north , with lower paral- lel ranges much interrupted by erosion along both coasts . The centre of the peninsula is dominated by volcanoes ...
... mountains , the latter rising to 10,154 feet ( 3,095 m ) above sea level , form the divide in the north , with lower paral- lel ranges much interrupted by erosion along both coasts . The centre of the peninsula is dominated by volcanoes ...
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