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... Wales , opposite Caernarvonshire , from which it is separated by the Menai straits , over which there is a tubular suspen- sion bridge , 560 feet in length , constructed by Mr. Telford . What was the ancient name of Anglesey ? Mona ; it ...
... Wales , opposite Caernarvonshire , from which it is separated by the Menai straits , over which there is a tubular suspen- sion bridge , 560 feet in length , constructed by Mr. Telford . What was the ancient name of Anglesey ? Mona ; it ...
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... Wales the west . What hills , river , and frith are between England and Scotland ? The Cheviot hills , the river Tweed , and the Solway frith . A frith is a narrow arm of the sea ; it is derived from the Latin word " Fretum , " a narrow ...
... Wales the west . What hills , river , and frith are between England and Scotland ? The Cheviot hills , the river Tweed , and the Solway frith . A frith is a narrow arm of the sea ; it is derived from the Latin word " Fretum , " a narrow ...
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... Wales , and the Irish sea , which divides it from Ireland ; and on the east by the North sea , which separates it from Denmark , Holland , and Belgium . What is the extent of England ? From Berwick - upon - Tweed to Lizard Point in ...
... Wales , and the Irish sea , which divides it from Ireland ; and on the east by the North sea , which separates it from Denmark , Holland , and Belgium . What is the extent of England ? From Berwick - upon - Tweed to Lizard Point in ...
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... Wales ; thence it runs to Shrewsbury , Gloucester and Bristol , and empties itself into the Bristol channel . This river is famous for its salmon fishery . Is there more than one river of the name of the Avon ? There are several , there ...
... Wales ; thence it runs to Shrewsbury , Gloucester and Bristol , and empties itself into the Bristol channel . This river is famous for its salmon fishery . Is there more than one river of the name of the Avon ? There are several , there ...
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... Wales : he is also earl of Chester . Which is reckoned the second city in England ? York , situated on the Ouse , the Roman Emperor Severus died here . This city is famous for its fine cathedral , called York Minster , it is built in ...
... Wales : he is also earl of Chester . Which is reckoned the second city in England ? York , situated on the Ouse , the Roman Emperor Severus died here . This city is famous for its fine cathedral , called York Minster , it is built in ...
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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