The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 247
... feet ( 700 m ) . Its highest point is Wiga Hill ( 2,693 feet [ 821 m ] ) , and its most prominent relief features are the many well - defined , extinct volcanic cones . Numer- ous tributaries of the Gongola River - includ- ing the Hawal ...
... feet ( 700 m ) . Its highest point is Wiga Hill ( 2,693 feet [ 821 m ] ) , and its most prominent relief features are the many well - defined , extinct volcanic cones . Numer- ous tributaries of the Gongola River - includ- ing the Hawal ...
Page 530
... feet = 1 nautical mile 6,076 feet = 1 furlong 660 feet 1 chain ( Gunter's ) 66 feet 220 22 yards yards 1 rod 16.5 feet 5.5 yards = 320 rods 40 rods 100 links 25 links = 1 fathom 6 feet 72 inches 1 yard 3 feet 36 inches 1 foot 12 inches ...
... feet = 1 nautical mile 6,076 feet = 1 furlong 660 feet 1 chain ( Gunter's ) 66 feet 220 22 yards yards 1 rod 16.5 feet 5.5 yards = 320 rods 40 rods 100 links 25 links = 1 fathom 6 feet 72 inches 1 yard 3 feet 36 inches 1 foot 12 inches ...
Page 873
... feet ( 395 m ) long and 650 feet ( 200 m ) wide . Its ceiling arches 285 feet ( 85 m ) above the floor . Here are the Giant Dome , a stalagmite 62 feet ( 19 m ) tall , and the Twin Domes , only slightly smaller , superbly proportioned ...
... feet ( 395 m ) long and 650 feet ( 200 m ) wide . Its ceiling arches 285 feet ( 85 m ) above the floor . Here are the Giant Dome , a stalagmite 62 feet ( 19 m ) tall , and the Twin Domes , only slightly smaller , superbly proportioned ...
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