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... Guinea , and Australia . Bass's straits separate Australia from Tasmania or Van Diemen's Land . Where are Behring's strait ? Between Asia and North America ; these two continents make the nearest approach to each other at these straits ...
... Guinea , and Australia . Bass's straits separate Australia from Tasmania or Van Diemen's Land . Where are Behring's strait ? Between Asia and North America ; these two continents make the nearest approach to each other at these straits ...
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... GUINEA . Where is New Guinea ? It is a large island in the Pacific ocean , north of Australia , from which it is separated by Endeavour and Torres ' straits . Why is this island so called ? From the similarity of the inhabitants to the ...
... GUINEA . Where is New Guinea ? It is a large island in the Pacific ocean , north of Australia , from which it is separated by Endeavour and Torres ' straits . Why is this island so called ? From the similarity of the inhabitants to the ...
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... Guinea , New Zealand , and Tasmania , form the principal group of islands in Australasia . What is the signification of Australasia ? Southern Asia . How many colonies have the English in Australia , and name them ? Four , viz . New ...
... Guinea , New Zealand , and Tasmania , form the principal group of islands in Australasia . What is the signification of Australasia ? Southern Asia . How many colonies have the English in Australia , and name them ? Four , viz . New ...
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... Guinea . The Kong mountains Where is the Mozambique channel ? To the east of Africa , separating it from Mada- gascar . Where is the gulf of Guinea ? It is a part of the Atlantic ocean running up 11-3 125 It periodically overflows its ...
... Guinea . The Kong mountains Where is the Mozambique channel ? To the east of Africa , separating it from Mada- gascar . Where is the gulf of Guinea ? It is a part of the Atlantic ocean running up 11-3 125 It periodically overflows its ...
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... Guinea . Where is cape Guardafui , i.e. , " Beware ? " It is the most easterly cape of Africa . The cape of Good Hope is the most southerly ; and cape Verd is the most westerly ; cape Blanco is also on the western coast of Africa . What ...
... Guinea . Where is cape Guardafui , i.e. , " Beware ? " It is the most easterly cape of Africa . The cape of Good Hope is the most southerly ; and cape Verd is the most westerly ; cape Blanco is also on the western coast of Africa . What ...
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Page 10 - Aries (the Ram), Taurus (the Bull) Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab), Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Libra (the Scales), Scorpio (the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer), Capricornus (the Goat), Aquarius (the Water-bearer), and Pisces (the Fishes).
Page 14 - America is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the south by the Antarctic Ocean ; on the east by the Atlantic ; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Page 108 - South America is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific.
Page 92 - British possessions on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and from Mississippi River on the east to the Rocky Mountains on the west.
Page 127 - It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean ; on the east by the little river El Arish, (supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt,
Page 124 - Mediterranean sea, on the east by the isthmus of Suez and the Red sea, which divide it from Asia, on the south by Abyssinia, and on the west by Libya.
Page 52 - It is bounded on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany (Hanover and Prussia), and on the south by Belgium.
Page 38 - Biscay, on the south by the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, on the east by Italy, Swit2erland, and Germany, and on the nortn by Belgium. La.t. 42° 20' to 50° 5