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... metres ) , and oak , hornbeam , ash , beech , and wild fruit trees are found to 5,000 feet ( 1,500 metres ) . The foothills form sloping plateaus , sometimes inter- sected by spurs rising 5,000 feet . Fields , vineyards , and orchards ...
... metres ) , and oak , hornbeam , ash , beech , and wild fruit trees are found to 5,000 feet ( 1,500 metres ) . The foothills form sloping plateaus , sometimes inter- sected by spurs rising 5,000 feet . Fields , vineyards , and orchards ...
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... metres ) long . The ship itself was 433 feet ( 132 metres ) in length , with a beam of 54 feet ( 16 metres ) . Among wooden sailing vessels the largest was the Amer- ican " Great Republic " of 1853 , with four decks . The first to use ...
... metres ) long . The ship itself was 433 feet ( 132 metres ) in length , with a beam of 54 feet ( 16 metres ) . Among wooden sailing vessels the largest was the Amer- ican " Great Republic " of 1853 , with four decks . The first to use ...
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... metres per year ( 82 feet per year ) have been measured . Dune patterns . Thus far it has been assumed that the wind ... metres ( 33 feet ) , and the dunes are about 100 metres ( 330 feet ) apart . An important feature of sandy terrains ...
... metres per year ( 82 feet per year ) have been measured . Dune patterns . Thus far it has been assumed that the wind ... metres ( 33 feet ) , and the dunes are about 100 metres ( 330 feet ) apart . An important feature of sandy terrains ...
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