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Page 115
... metres ( 330660 feet ) . Some authors include the coastal plain on the landward side , but the shore represents a reasonable limit . The breadth of the shelf and the depth of its outer margin vary greatly . Beyond the shelf is the ...
... metres ( 330660 feet ) . Some authors include the coastal plain on the landward side , but the shore represents a reasonable limit . The breadth of the shelf and the depth of its outer margin vary greatly . Beyond the shelf is the ...
Page 441
... metres high and nearly 600 metres long . Flanked by spillways , this dam delivered water to a system of irrigation canals for more than 1,000 years . Other dams were built in this period in Ceylon ( modern Sri Lanka ) , India , and ...
... metres high and nearly 600 metres long . Flanked by spillways , this dam delivered water to a system of irrigation canals for more than 1,000 years . Other dams were built in this period in Ceylon ( modern Sri Lanka ) , India , and ...
Page 444
... metres of soil and rock slid down into the reservoir , sending a tremendous volume of water to a height of 260 metres ( 853 feet ) on the opposite side of the valley . The flood overtopped the dam to a depth of 100 metres ( 328 feet ) ...
... metres of soil and rock slid down into the reservoir , sending a tremendous volume of water to a height of 260 metres ( 853 feet ) on the opposite side of the valley . The flood overtopped the dam to a depth of 100 metres ( 328 feet ) ...
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