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Page 605
[ 4,505 metres ] ) in the Pennine Alps of Switzer Wei - xian ( China ) : see Wei -
fang . land . Wei Yüan ( b . April 23 , 1794 , Shao - yang , 46 ° 06 ' N , 7 ° 42 ' E ·
mountaineering record and data table 12 : 585 Hunan , China - d . 1856 ,
Hangchow ) ...
[ 4,505 metres ] ) in the Pennine Alps of Switzer Wei - xian ( China ) : see Wei -
fang . land . Wei Yüan ( b . April 23 , 1794 , Shao - yang , 46 ° 06 ' N , 7 ° 42 ' E ·
mountaineering record and data table 12 : 585 Hunan , China - d . 1856 ,
Hangchow ) ...
Page 1013
... low - lying desert , almost completely surrounded by mountains , including the (
7,720 ) Amargosa and Panamint ranges ; the lowest spot in the park lies at 282
feet ( 86 metres ) below sea level ; numerous peaks along the boundaries of the ...
... low - lying desert , almost completely surrounded by mountains , including the (
7,720 ) Amargosa and Panamint ranges ; the lowest spot in the park lies at 282
feet ( 86 metres ) below sea level ; numerous peaks along the boundaries of the ...
Page 1017
... with Nevado Huascarán rising to 22,204 feet ( 860 ) ( 6,768 metres ) ; lakes
Flora : intermontane savanna with groves of ... one about 700 feet ( 200 metres )
high , containing Iguaçu Falls ( Iguazú Falls in Argentina , a 269 - foot [ 82 - metre
) ...
... with Nevado Huascarán rising to 22,204 feet ( 860 ) ( 6,768 metres ) ; lakes
Flora : intermontane savanna with groves of ... one about 700 feet ( 200 metres )
high , containing Iguaçu Falls ( Iguazú Falls in Argentina , a 269 - foot [ 82 - metre
) ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 16 The New Encyclopædia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopædia Britannica, Incorporated, 1981 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 19 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 085229378X, 9780852293782 |
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