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Page 403
... Northern Hemisphere . The spore - producing leaves are arranged in pairs along a stalklike strobilus . Ground cedar ( L. complanatum variety flabelliforme ) , native to northern North America , produces fanlike branches resembling ...
... Northern Hemisphere . The spore - producing leaves are arranged in pairs along a stalklike strobilus . Ground cedar ( L. complanatum variety flabelliforme ) , native to northern North America , produces fanlike branches resembling ...
Page 415
... Northern Territory , Australia . The peninsula consists of a narrow neck of land extending about 60 miles ( 100 km ) to Cape Don on Dun- das Strait , which separates it from Melville Island in the Timor Sea . The island encloses Van ...
... Northern Territory , Australia . The peninsula consists of a narrow neck of land extending about 60 miles ( 100 km ) to Cape Don on Dun- das Strait , which separates it from Melville Island in the Timor Sea . The island encloses Van ...
Page 598
... northern Cooks ( Penrhyn [ Tongareva ] , Manihiki , Rakahanga , Pukapuka [ Danger ] , Nassau , Suwarrow [ Su- varov ] , and Palmerston ) , are true atolls , or reef islands . Swiftly flowing rivers occur only on the high volcanic ...
... northern Cooks ( Penrhyn [ Tongareva ] , Manihiki , Rakahanga , Pukapuka [ Danger ] , Nassau , Suwarrow [ Su- varov ] , and Palmerston ) , are true atolls , or reef islands . Swiftly flowing rivers occur only on the high volcanic ...
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