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... kilometres ) , for a half day or from 12 to 20 miles ( 19 to 32 kilometres ) for a full day . These organized rambles , combining exercise with enjoyment of the countryside , are in country districts surrounding large towns and follow a ...
... kilometres ) , for a half day or from 12 to 20 miles ( 19 to 32 kilometres ) for a full day . These organized rambles , combining exercise with enjoyment of the countryside , are in country districts surrounding large towns and follow a ...
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... kilometres ( 300 miles ) per second for every 1,000,000 parsecs ( 3,260,000 light years ) . Later the galaxies were found to be more distant than Hubble had thought , and in the 1970s the constant was calculated at about 75 kilometres ...
... kilometres ( 300 miles ) per second for every 1,000,000 parsecs ( 3,260,000 light years ) . Later the galaxies were found to be more distant than Hubble had thought , and in the 1970s the constant was calculated at about 75 kilometres ...
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... kilometres ( 20 miles ) offshore . The canyon proper is approximately 93 kilometres long , passing into a fan valley at the base of the continental slope at a depth of about 2,130 metres ( 7,000 feet ) . Where best ex- pressed ...
... kilometres ( 20 miles ) offshore . The canyon proper is approximately 93 kilometres long , passing into a fan valley at the base of the continental slope at a depth of about 2,130 metres ( 7,000 feet ) . Where best ex- pressed ...
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