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Page 661
... feet ( 1,500 m ) or so in elevation with individ- ual peaks extending to 6,560 feet ( 2,000 m ) . There is no coastal plain ; through much of their extent the mountains terminate abruptly at the sea in cliffs , some of them higher than ...
... feet ( 1,500 m ) or so in elevation with individ- ual peaks extending to 6,560 feet ( 2,000 m ) . There is no coastal plain ; through much of their extent the mountains terminate abruptly at the sea in cliffs , some of them higher than ...
Page 761
... feet ( 44.8 m ) long , and when fully extended , its wings span about 137 i feet ( 42 m ) . The plane's four General Elec- tric turbofan engines can accelerate it past the speed of sound at its operating ceiling of 40 , - € 000 feet ...
... feet ( 44.8 m ) long , and when fully extended , its wings span about 137 i feet ( 42 m ) . The plane's four General Elec- tric turbofan engines can accelerate it past the speed of sound at its operating ceiling of 40 , - € 000 feet ...
Page 941
... feet ) , with the skull alone as much as 1.5 m ( 5 feet ) long . Basilosaurus was common throughout late Eocene seas . Basin , Thomas ( b . 1412 , Caudebec , France- d . Dec. 3 , 1491 , Utrecht [ now in The Nether- lands ] ) , French ...
... feet ) , with the skull alone as much as 1.5 m ( 5 feet ) long . Basilosaurus was common throughout late Eocene seas . Basin , Thomas ( b . 1412 , Caudebec , France- d . Dec. 3 , 1491 , Utrecht [ now in The Nether- lands ] ) , French ...
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