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13, 1900, Raquette Lake, N.Y.), railroad magnate who promoted the Central
Pacific Railroad's extension across the West, making possible the first
transcontinental railroad in 1869. He expanded the Southern Pacific Railroad
into a 9,600-mile ...
13, 1900, Raquette Lake, N.Y.), railroad magnate who promoted the Central
Pacific Railroad's extension across the West, making possible the first
transcontinental railroad in 1869. He expanded the Southern Pacific Railroad
into a 9,600-mile ...
Page 949
The chain is part of the belt of geological instability circling the Pacific. The
islands have nearly 100 volcanoes, of which 38 are still active, and many hot
springs; earthquakes and tidal waves are common. Parallel to the chain, in the
Pacific ...
The chain is part of the belt of geological instability circling the Pacific. The
islands have nearly 100 volcanoes, of which 38 are still active, and many hot
springs; earthquakes and tidal waves are common. Parallel to the chain, in the
Pacific ...
Page 952
Babylonian linear measurement system 19:728e kusa, plant used in Hindu
sacrificial ritual. ~Zoroastrian purification rite usage 3:1178e Kusaie, also known
as UALAN or STRONG lsLAND, easternmost of the Caroline Islands, western
Pacific; ...
Babylonian linear measurement system 19:728e kusa, plant used in Hindu
sacrificial ritual. ~Zoroastrian purification rite usage 3:1178e Kusaie, also known
as UALAN or STRONG lsLAND, easternmost of the Caroline Islands, western
Pacific; ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 24 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 24 Nov 2010 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
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