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Page 114
... feet [ 1,700 metres ] ) , plunging over a sheer precipice to a maximum depth of 355 feet . The river does not gather speed as it nears the drop , the approach being signalled only by the mighty roar and characteristic veil of mist for ...
... feet [ 1,700 metres ] ) , plunging over a sheer precipice to a maximum depth of 355 feet . The river does not gather speed as it nears the drop , the approach being signalled only by the mighty roar and characteristic veil of mist for ...
Page 1070
... feet in width and three feet in depth at Hyesan and is 640 to 800 feet wide and four and a half feet deep at Chunggang . It reaches 1,280 feet in width at Sindojang , the location of an immense reservoir of the Sup'ung - ho ( Sup'ung ...
... feet in width and three feet in depth at Hyesan and is 640 to 800 feet wide and four and a half feet deep at Chunggang . It reaches 1,280 feet in width at Sindojang , the location of an immense reservoir of the Sup'ung - ho ( Sup'ung ...
Page 1128
... feet and a crest length of 2,025 feet carries a road 40 feet wide connecting the Zambian and Rhodesian banks of the gorge . Six floodgates permit a discharge of 336,000 cubic feet of water per second . The south bank houses six ...
... feet and a crest length of 2,025 feet carries a road 40 feet wide connecting the Zambian and Rhodesian banks of the gorge . Six floodgates permit a discharge of 336,000 cubic feet of water per second . The south bank houses six ...
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