The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. AustraliaJohn Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
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Yet if the " earth buckles ” be referred to the true datum — the relatively flat floor of the Pacific Ocean ( 16,000 feet deep ) -- there are several great ranges running more or less parallel to the eastern coast of Australia .
Yet if the " earth buckles ” be referred to the true datum — the relatively flat floor of the Pacific Ocean ( 16,000 feet deep ) -- there are several great ranges running more or less parallel to the eastern coast of Australia .
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Although it was recognised , almost at the first reconnaissance , that the eastern coast of North America could not be identical with the eastern coast of Asia described by Marco Polo , there was still a possibility that they might be ...
Although it was recognised , almost at the first reconnaissance , that the eastern coast of North America could not be identical with the eastern coast of Asia described by Marco Polo , there was still a possibility that they might be ...
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... of Australia with India and China led the Admiralty to arrange for the survey of the region from the western part of the Straits to the eastern extremity of the Louisiade Archipelago , and in the course of this survey Lieut .
... of Australia with India and China led the Admiralty to arrange for the survey of the region from the western part of the Straits to the eastern extremity of the Louisiade Archipelago , and in the course of this survey Lieut .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia Volume 7, Part 1 of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1933 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 309 pages |
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