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Africa Arabia Atlantic Ocean Austria Baltic Bay of Bengal Bay of Biscay Black Sea BOUNDARIES.-North brazen meridian Brazil breadth British America Cape Caspian Sea chief Chinese Tartary climate coast comprehending cotton Dead Sea divided east to west Eastern Peninsula eastward Edinburgh Egypt equator established religion Europe extends falls farther fertile flows France Frith Geography German Ocean Germany globe Half Tribe Hindostan Holland Independent Tartary Indian Ocean inhabitants Islands Isle Italy Lake land latitude Length Loch Loire Lough manufactures Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea Mexico millions Mohammedan Mount Mountains mouth north to south north-east north-west Northern Ocean northward Pacific Ocean Persia Plata Population estimated principal Red Sea religion is Roman Rhine river RIVERS.-The Roman Catholic Russia Scotland Sea of Marmora seaport Siberia soil south-east south-west southward Spain square miles Straits sun's place Sweden Switzerland Tibet town TOWNS.-On Tribe of Manasseh Turkey in Asia Ural ward westward
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