 | William Swinton - Geography - 1875 - 160 pages
...should make sure that the pupils see the correspondence. Then give the word Strait, meaning narrow 5. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger parte of water. PICTURE OF A sTRAIL VII. — PLAINS. — MOUNTAINS. — VALLEYS. [The aim in... | |
 | William Swinton - Geography - 1881 - 108 pages
...into the land. t 5. What name is given to a small bay in which shil* may lie at anchor ( A harbor. 6. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger parts of water. 7. What other names are sometimes used for "strait" f Mt Everat, — Higheit... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - Geography - 1881 - 144 pages
...encroached upon the land ; such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Persian Gulf; Hudson Bay, anil the Bay of Fundy. What is a Strait ? A Strait is a narrow passage of water, joining two larger portions of water. The Strait of Gibraltar joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean... | |
 | William Swinton - Earth (Planet) - 1882 - 136 pages
...6. To what land division do they correspond? These divisions of water correspond to a peninsula. 7. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. 8. To what land division does it correspond? This division of water corresponds... | |
 | William Swinton - Earth (Planet) - 1882 - 128 pages
...6. To wJiat land division do they correspond? These divisions of water correspond to peninsula. 7. What is a strait? A strait is a narrow passage of water co necting two larger bodies of water. 8. To what land division does it correspond? This division of... | |
 | Samuel Augustus Mitchell - Geography - 1885 - 86 pages
...Peninsula with the main land. What is a Cape ? A Cape is a point of land extending into the water. What is a Strait ? A Strait is a narrow passage of water joining two larger portions of water. What is a Channel ? A Channel is a passage of water wider than... | |
 | Jacques Wardlaw Redway - Geography - 1888 - 146 pages
...ocean nearly shut in by land. What is a gulf or bay ? A gulf or bay is a body of water which reaches into the land. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow body of water that joins two larger bodies. A strait is also called a channel. What is a sound ? A... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1899 - 114 pages
...oceans. What is a gulf, bay or sea ? A gulf, bay or sea is a division of the water partly surrounded by land. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow passage of water which joins two bodies of water. What is a spring ? A spring is water flowing up out of the ground.... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - Geography - 1900 - 134 pages
...oceans. What is a gulf, bay or sea 1 A gulf, bay or sea is a division of the water partly surrounded by land. What is a strait ? A strait is a narrow passage of water which' joins two bodies of water. What is a spring ? A spring is water flowing out of the ground. What... | |
 | Charles Francis King - Geography - 1903 - 244 pages
...the ever breaking water. One island was near enough to the shore to form between it and the main laud a strait. -,A strait is a narrow passage of' water connecting two large bodies of water. In another place the shore was connected with a small piece of land by a long, narrow strip of land... | |
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A gulf or bay is a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land. What is a strait? A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two. 