New Englander and Yale Review, Volume 34Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight W.L. Kingsley, 1875 |
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... passes through these mountains are upwards of 15,000 feet above the sea , and some of them rise even to 18,000 or 19,000 feet . The highest peak of this range , Deodunga , is 29,002 feet above the sea , sup- posed to be the highest peak ...
... passes through these mountains are upwards of 15,000 feet above the sea , and some of them rise even to 18,000 or 19,000 feet . The highest peak of this range , Deodunga , is 29,002 feet above the sea , sup- posed to be the highest peak ...
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... passes what the Chinese call " the South Road , " i . e . , the road along the southern slopes of the Thian Shan Mountains , one of the main routes of commerce between Pekin and Orenburg , points 5,000 or 6,000 miles apart ) , also his ...
... passes what the Chinese call " the South Road , " i . e . , the road along the southern slopes of the Thian Shan Mountains , one of the main routes of commerce between Pekin and Orenburg , points 5,000 or 6,000 miles apart ) , also his ...
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... passes , and thus saves time and expense . A writer in the Geographical Review for April , 1874 , says : " The fact is we are already late in our endeavor to get a foot- ing in those markets , and can only hope to make way slowly ...
... passes , and thus saves time and expense . A writer in the Geographical Review for April , 1874 , says : " The fact is we are already late in our endeavor to get a foot- ing in those markets , and can only hope to make way slowly ...
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... , and is 1,069 miles long , or about seventy - seven marches . On the first there are four passes to be crossed that are higher than 17,500 feet above the sea ; and for ten successive marches the halting - 1875. ] 13 Asia .
... , and is 1,069 miles long , or about seventy - seven marches . On the first there are four passes to be crossed that are higher than 17,500 feet above the sea ; and for ten successive marches the halting - 1875. ] 13 Asia .
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... passes to be crossed , one of which is upwards of 17,500 feet above the sea , and three are over 18,350 feet . These are ... pass over 17,000 feet , and another over 18,000 feet in height . But the greatest difficulty which the traveler ...
... passes to be crossed , one of which is upwards of 17,500 feet above the sea , and three are over 18,350 feet . These are ... pass over 17,000 feet , and another over 18,000 feet in height . But the greatest difficulty which the traveler ...
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