The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia (10 v.)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... metres ( 115 feet ) tall . The largest species of false cypress , the Law- son cypress , Port Orford cedar , or ginger pine ( C. lawsoniana ) , may be over 60 metres ( 200 feet ) tall and 6 metres ( about 20 feet ) in diam- eter . It is ...
... metres ( 115 feet ) tall . The largest species of false cypress , the Law- son cypress , Port Orford cedar , or ginger pine ( C. lawsoniana ) , may be over 60 metres ( 200 feet ) tall and 6 metres ( about 20 feet ) in diam- eter . It is ...
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... metres ) high above ground level and 4,173 feet ( 1,272 metres ) long at its crest ; it has a volume of 10,585,000 cubic yards ( 8,093,000 cubic metres ) and a gross reservoir capacity of 9,402,000 acre - feet ( 11,600,000,000 cubic ...
... metres ) high above ground level and 4,173 feet ( 1,272 metres ) long at its crest ; it has a volume of 10,585,000 cubic yards ( 8,093,000 cubic metres ) and a gross reservoir capacity of 9,402,000 acre - feet ( 11,600,000,000 cubic ...
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... metres ) in the wild state , averages about 3 feet ( 0.9 metres ) under cultivation . Its grayish- green , lance - shaped leaves , up to 6 feet long and 4-6 inches ( 10-15 centimetres ) wide at the widest point , grow directly from the ...
... metres ) in the wild state , averages about 3 feet ( 0.9 metres ) under cultivation . Its grayish- green , lance - shaped leaves , up to 6 feet long and 4-6 inches ( 10-15 centimetres ) wide at the widest point , grow directly from the ...
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