Exercises in Geography: Consisting of a Series of Tables Showing the Relative Size of Countries Mountains, Lakes, Rivers, Cities, and Other Geographical Divisions1849 - Geography - 16 pages |
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Abys Altay Mts Anam Archipelago Australia Barb Bathurst Benin Bhering's Strait Blanco body of water Borneo Bucharia Cambodia Cape St Caribbean Sea Cashgar Caspian Sea CITIES AND TOWNS Coast Cook's Corfu COUNTRIES Cuba Egypt EXTENT IN SQUARE Falkland Georgia Gibraltar GOING FROM NORTH Greece GROUPS OF ISLANDS Guat Guatemala Guayaquil Guin Guinea Gulf HEIGHT Herat Inlet Iowa Ireland Isthmus of Darien Isthmus of Suez Java John's Khokan Lake LATITUDE LENGTH IN MILES Loango Lubec Madeira Matsmay MISCELLANEOUS PLACES Mozambique Negro North America NORTH TO SOUTH Nubia Ocean Ohio ORDER Ormus PEAKS PLACES & OBJECTS POPULATION portion of land POSITION Prince William's RANGES OF MOUNTAINS RIVERS Rocky rounded by water Salvador Scot Siam Sierra Soud South America SQUARE MILES Swit Tartary Tonquin Tunis Ural Mts Wales Yenesei
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Page 3 - An ISLAND is a portion of land entirely surrounded by water. A PENINSULA is a portion of land almost surrounded by water. A CAPE or headland runs out into the sea ; and if elevated or mountainous, it is called a PROMONTORY. An ISTHMUS' is a narrow neck of land, connecting two larger portions together.
Page 3 - A sound is a smalt sea so shallow that it may be sounded ; as Long Island Sound. A gulf or bay is a part, of an ocean, sea, or lake, extending up into the land. A harbor or haven is a part of the sea, almost surrounded by land, where vessels may anchor with safety.
Page 3 - A sound is a passage of water so shallow that its depth may be measured with lead and line.
Page 3 - A fertile spot in the midst of a desert is called an Oafis (plural oases ) An Ocean is a vrfst extent of salt water.
Page 3 - Laie is a largo body of water surrounded by land. A River is a large stream of water flowing across the land.