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ABERRATION OF LIGHT abundant Africa angle appear Arctic Ocean Asia Atlantic atmosphere Australia British called Cape causes centre China climate coast cold current continent course Davis Strait degrees diameter distance distribution of land districts diurnal motion east eclipse Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy Edition elevation equator equatorial current Europe feet flows formed fossils globe Gulf Stream heat hence horizontal parallax igneous Indian Ocean islands latitude length Malay race Maps meridian miles moisture monsoon moon mountains north-east monsoon northern hemisphere northward OLIVER AND BOYD orbit owing Pacific parallax passes Physical Geography plants and animals poles portion race rain rays reaches return winds round the earth salt shores snow solar day South America south-east trade southern southward species stars Strait summer supposed surface temperate regions temperature Teutonic tidal wave tides trade winds tropic of Cancer tropics variety vegetation warm winter zenith zone