The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 294
... Pacific Ocean ( q.v. ) . The Atlantic is , generally speaking , S - shaped and nar- row in relation to its length . The area of the Atlantic without its dependent seas is 31,800,000 square miles ( 82,400,000 square kilometres ) , and ...
... Pacific Ocean ( q.v. ) . The Atlantic is , generally speaking , S - shaped and nar- row in relation to its length . The area of the Atlantic without its dependent seas is 31,800,000 square miles ( 82,400,000 square kilometres ) , and ...
Page 611
... Pacific . Some days later he reached the shore of the Gulf of San Miguel and took possession of the Mar del Sur ( " South Sea " ) and the adjacent lands for the king of Castile . He then recrossed the isthmus , arriv- ing at Santa María ...
... Pacific . Some days later he reached the shore of the Gulf of San Miguel and took possession of the Mar del Sur ( " South Sea " ) and the adjacent lands for the king of Castile . He then recrossed the isthmus , arriv- ing at Santa María ...
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... Pacific . The deep Bering Sea waters rise gradually to the surface and return to the Pacific as surface waters . Thus , the Bering Sea is an im- portant factor in the general circulation of the northern part of the Pacific Ocean waters ...
... Pacific . The deep Bering Sea waters rise gradually to the surface and return to the Pacific as surface waters . Thus , the Bering Sea is an im- portant factor in the general circulation of the northern part of the Pacific Ocean waters ...
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