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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Page 519
... valley dwellers . Valleys have assumed enor- mous importance for transportation , communications , and settlement , especially in the southern part of the province , where four - fifths of the population lives . The mountains of ...
... valley dwellers . Valleys have assumed enor- mous importance for transportation , communications , and settlement , especially in the southern part of the province , where four - fifths of the population lives . The mountains of ...
Page 550
... valley . Its elevation at the centre of Caracas is 3,025 feet ( 922 metres ) , and the valley extends about 15 miles in an east - west direction . Almost all of its inhabitable area is occupied by the city , and this once green and ...
... valley . Its elevation at the centre of Caracas is 3,025 feet ( 922 metres ) , and the valley extends about 15 miles in an east - west direction . Almost all of its inhabitable area is occupied by the city , and this once green and ...
Page 649
... valley is an important passage route between the in- land plateaus and the coast . Beyond the Niari valley is a series of plateaus about 1,600 feet above sea level , separated by the deeply eroded valleys of tributaries of the Congo ...
... valley is an important passage route between the in- land plateaus and the coast . Beyond the Niari valley is a series of plateaus about 1,600 feet above sea level , separated by the deeply eroded valleys of tributaries of the Congo ...
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