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Page 527
... Islands . Group in the Atlantic e . of the Straits of Magellan , belonging to Great Britain . It consists of two large ... island , s . of Zealand . Area 183 sq . m .; pop . 35,000 . 528 Falster , CHRISTIAN , 1690-1752 . Danish poet ,
... Islands . Group in the Atlantic e . of the Straits of Magellan , belonging to Great Britain . It consists of two large ... island , s . of Zealand . Area 183 sq . m .; pop . 35,000 . 528 Falster , CHRISTIAN , 1690-1752 . Danish poet ,
Page 538
... island in s . Atlantic , lat . 3 ° 50 ' S. , long . 32 ° 25 ′ W .; convict station of Brazil ; discov- ered 1503. Area 7 sq . m .; pop . ab . 2,000 . Fernando Po . Island in Gulf of Guinea , lat . 3 ° 12 ' N. , long . 3 ° 48 ' E ...
... island in s . Atlantic , lat . 3 ° 50 ' S. , long . 32 ° 25 ′ W .; convict station of Brazil ; discov- ered 1503. Area 7 sq . m .; pop . ab . 2,000 . Fernando Po . Island in Gulf of Guinea , lat . 3 ° 12 ' N. , long . 3 ° 48 ' E ...
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... island of Chung- View of Foochoo , from the British Consulate . Chow . Between this island and the n . bank of the river ex- tends the bridge of Ten Thousand Ages , resting on 40 piers of hewn granite , believed to have been built in ...
... island of Chung- View of Foochoo , from the British Consulate . Chow . Between this island and the n . bank of the river ex- tends the bridge of Ten Thousand Ages , resting on 40 piers of hewn granite , believed to have been built in ...
Page 566
... Island in Boston Har bor ; begun 1832 on the site of Castle William . Fortitude . Virtue which consists in the habit of not yielding to pain . Fort Jackson . On the Mississippi , 78 m . below New Orleans ; built 1824-32 ; passed by the ...
... Island in Boston Har bor ; begun 1832 on the site of Castle William . Fortitude . Virtue which consists in the habit of not yielding to pain . Fort Jackson . On the Mississippi , 78 m . below New Orleans ; built 1824-32 ; passed by the ...
Page 567
... Island , at entrance to Charleston Harbor ; abandoned by Major Robt . Anderson Dec. 26 , 1860 . Fort Niagara . In N. Y. , at mouth of Niagara R .; built by the French 1678 ; taken by British and Indians Dec. 1813 . Fort Pickens . On ...
... Island , at entrance to Charleston Harbor ; abandoned by Major Robt . Anderson Dec. 26 , 1860 . Fort Niagara . In N. Y. , at mouth of Niagara R .; built by the French 1678 ; taken by British and Indians Dec. 1813 . Fort Pickens . On ...
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