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... Coast Mountains farther west is a broad region of interior mountains and plateaus . Although some of the surface of this region is fairly level , most of it has been dissected into mountains and hills . The Coast Mountains are another ...
... Coast Mountains farther west is a broad region of interior mountains and plateaus . Although some of the surface of this region is fairly level , most of it has been dissected into mountains and hills . The Coast Mountains are another ...
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... coast seasonally . Upland game birds include ptarmigan , grouse , and snipe , while such birds of prey as the osprey and bald eagle are common . Settlement patterns . The Avalon Peninsula . Newfound- landers see their province as ...
... coast seasonally . Upland game birds include ptarmigan , grouse , and snipe , while such birds of prey as the osprey and bald eagle are common . Settlement patterns . The Avalon Peninsula . Newfound- landers see their province as ...
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... coast , an area in which considerable English is spoken . The official language of Honduras is Spanish , and the predominant religion is Roman Catholicism , more than 90 percent of the population being adherents . The largest of the ...
... coast , an area in which considerable English is spoken . The official language of Honduras is Spanish , and the predominant religion is Roman Catholicism , more than 90 percent of the population being adherents . The largest of the ...
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