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Page 91
... feet up , and oak , hornbeam , ash , beech , and wild fruit trees to 5,000 feet up . The foothills form sloping plateaus , sometimes inter- cepted by spurs rising 5,000 feet . Arable fields , vineyards , and orchards are numerous , and ...
... feet up , and oak , hornbeam , ash , beech , and wild fruit trees to 5,000 feet up . The foothills form sloping plateaus , sometimes inter- cepted by spurs rising 5,000 feet . Arable fields , vineyards , and orchards are numerous , and ...
Page 162
... feet ( 91 centi- metres ) in diameter , and its main yard was 100 feet ( 30 metres ) long . The ship itself was 433 feet ( 132 metres ) in length , with a beam of 54 feet ( 16 metres ) . Among wooden sailing vessels the largest was the ...
... feet ( 91 centi- metres ) in diameter , and its main yard was 100 feet ( 30 metres ) long . The ship itself was 433 feet ( 132 metres ) in length , with a beam of 54 feet ( 16 metres ) . Among wooden sailing vessels the largest was the ...
Page 200
... feet ) and a layer ( around 1,000 feet ) of limestone and marl with abundant fau- na . Triassic ( 190,000,000 to 225,000,000 years ago ) deposits in the lower part are represented by a stratum of limestones , marls , and sandstones of a ...
... feet ) and a layer ( around 1,000 feet ) of limestone and marl with abundant fau- na . Triassic ( 190,000,000 to 225,000,000 years ago ) deposits in the lower part are represented by a stratum of limestones , marls , and sandstones of a ...
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