The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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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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The change from wheat agriculture to a sparse pastoral occupation is very rapid to the east of this area . The south - eastern portion is not yet settled to any noteworthy degree , the soils and the water supply not being very ...
The change from wheat agriculture to a sparse pastoral occupation is very rapid to the east of this area . The south - eastern portion is not yet settled to any noteworthy degree , the soils and the water supply not being very ...
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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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