The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... South America . These mountains divide the province in ranges aligned in a south- east - northwest direction , creating a series of valleys and a broad central interior plateau where human settlement has concentrated . Hundreds of coast ...
... South America . These mountains divide the province in ranges aligned in a south- east - northwest direction , creating a series of valleys and a broad central interior plateau where human settlement has concentrated . Hundreds of coast ...
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... South China Sea and the British crown colony of Hong Kong . Although the city is commonly known as Canton to ... south . Most of Canton lies to the south of Pai - yün Shan ( White Cloud Mountain ) , which rises to 1,253 feet ( 382 metres ) ...
... South China Sea and the British crown colony of Hong Kong . Although the city is commonly known as Canton to ... south . Most of Canton lies to the south of Pai - yün Shan ( White Cloud Mountain ) , which rises to 1,253 feet ( 382 metres ) ...
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... South Africa and the capital of Cape Province . The city lies at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula some 30 miles ( 50 kilometres ) , at its southernmost boundary , north of the Cape of Good Hope . Because it was the site of the ...
... South Africa and the capital of Cape Province . The city lies at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula some 30 miles ( 50 kilometres ) , at its southernmost boundary , north of the Cape of Good Hope . Because it was the site of the ...
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