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Page 39
... district of Mossamedes , the coast plains are unsuited to Europeans . In the interior , above 3300 ft . , the temperature and rainfall , together with malaria , decrease . The plateau climate is healthy and invigor- ating . The mean ...
... district of Mossamedes , the coast plains are unsuited to Europeans . In the interior , above 3300 ft . , the temperature and rainfall , together with malaria , decrease . The plateau climate is healthy and invigor- ating . The mean ...
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... district . Riding - oxen are also used . The province is well supplied with telegraphic communication and is connected with Europe by submarine cables . | The countship of Angoulême dated from the 9th century ,. Government and Revenue ...
... district . Riding - oxen are also used . The province is well supplied with telegraphic communication and is connected with Europe by submarine cables . | The countship of Angoulême dated from the 9th century ,. Government and Revenue ...
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... district , comprising the islands of Terceira , St George and Graciosa . Pop . ( 1900 ) 10,788 . Angra is built on the south coast of Terceira in 38 ° 38 ′ N. and in 27 ° 13 ' W. It is the headquarters of a military command , and the ...
... district , comprising the islands of Terceira , St George and Graciosa . Pop . ( 1900 ) 10,788 . Angra is built on the south coast of Terceira in 38 ° 38 ′ N. and in 27 ° 13 ' W. It is the headquarters of a military command , and the ...
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... district was subsequently incorporated with the neighbouring bishopric of Halberstadt . The last prince of the line of Anhalt - Bernburg died in 1468 and his lands were inherited by the princes of the sole remaining line , that of ...
... district was subsequently incorporated with the neighbouring bishopric of Halberstadt . The last prince of the line of Anhalt - Bernburg died in 1468 and his lands were inherited by the princes of the sole remaining line , that of ...
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... district of the same name in the native state of Cutch , in the presidency of Bombay . The country is dry and sandy , an entirely depends on well irrigation for its water supply . The town is situated nearly 10 miles from the Gulf of ...
... district of the same name in the native state of Cutch , in the presidency of Bombay . The country is dry and sandy , an entirely depends on well irrigation for its water supply . The town is situated nearly 10 miles from the Gulf of ...
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