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... North America for which he is noted . George Vancouver , detail of a portrait by an unknown artist Brown Brothers Departing from England on April 1 , 1791 , he went by way of the Cape of Good Hope to Australia , where he surveyed part ...
... North America for which he is noted . George Vancouver , detail of a portrait by an unknown artist Brown Brothers Departing from England on April 1 , 1791 , he went by way of the Cape of Good Hope to Australia , where he surveyed part ...
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... North Vietnam 19 : 134 Viet Cong , guerrilla force that , with the sup- port of the North Vietnamese Army , has fought in Indochina against the armies of South Vietnam since the late 1950s and against the United States since the early ...
... North Vietnam 19 : 134 Viet Cong , guerrilla force that , with the sup- port of the North Vietnamese Army , has fought in Indochina against the armies of South Vietnam since the late 1950s and against the United States since the early ...
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... North America , has an overall barred pattern in brown and white . It is about 40 to 50 cen- timetres ( 1.3 to 1.7 feet ) long . The great gray owl ( S. nebulosa ) , of northern Europe , Asia , and North America , is among the largest ...
... North America , has an overall barred pattern in brown and white . It is about 40 to 50 cen- timetres ( 1.3 to 1.7 feet ) long . The great gray owl ( S. nebulosa ) , of northern Europe , Asia , and North America , is among the largest ...
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