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... PERSIA , 367 371 AFGHANISTAN , BILUCHISTAN ,. INDIA , OR HINDUSTAN , FURTHER INDIA , 375 378 381 399 CHINESE EMPIRE , 405 CHINA PROPER , 406 MONGOLIA , 415 TIBET , 418 TURKESTAN , 421 KASHGARIA , OR EASTERN TURKESTAN , 422 WESTERN ...
... PERSIA , 367 371 AFGHANISTAN , BILUCHISTAN ,. INDIA , OR HINDUSTAN , FURTHER INDIA , 375 378 381 399 CHINESE EMPIRE , 405 CHINA PROPER , 406 MONGOLIA , 415 TIBET , 418 TURKESTAN , 421 KASHGARIA , OR EASTERN TURKESTAN , 422 WESTERN ...
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... Persia , and Central Asia . 4. Political Divisions . - The actual number of independent states is uncertain and ever fluctuating , and several of the countries enu- merated in the following table contain individually a number of small ...
... Persia , and Central Asia . 4. Political Divisions . - The actual number of independent states is uncertain and ever fluctuating , and several of the countries enu- merated in the following table contain individually a number of small ...
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... Persia , S. E. of Asiatic Turkey , 1,219,748 5,000,000 Muscat ' , & c . G. of Oman 562,327 5,000,000 Teheran ' Afghanistan , E. of Persia , Biluchistan , S. of Afghanistan , Hindustan , E. of Biluchistan , 258,500 4,000,000 Kabul ...
... Persia , S. E. of Asiatic Turkey , 1,219,748 5,000,000 Muscat ' , & c . G. of Oman 562,327 5,000,000 Teheran ' Afghanistan , E. of Persia , Biluchistan , S. of Afghanistan , Hindustan , E. of Biluchistan , 258,500 4,000,000 Kabul ...
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... Persian Gulf and the plain of Turkestan ; plateau of Pamir , 15,600 ft . , N. of the Hindu Kush Mountains , and contain- ing the Sir - i - Kol , the most elevated lake in the world ; plateau of Tibet , from 10,000 to 14,000 ft . , N. of ...
... Persian Gulf and the plain of Turkestan ; plateau of Pamir , 15,600 ft . , N. of the Hindu Kush Mountains , and contain- ing the Sir - i - Kol , the most elevated lake in the world ; plateau of Tibet , from 10,000 to 14,000 ft . , N. of ...
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... Persian Gulf , Str . of Ormuz , and G. of Oman , bet . Arabia and Persia ; Gulfs of Kachh and Cambay , N. W. of Hindustan ; G. of Manaar and Palk Strait , bet . Hindustan and Ceylon ; Bay of Bengal , bet . Hindustan and Further India ...
... Persian Gulf , Str . of Ormuz , and G. of Oman , bet . Arabia and Persia ; Gulfs of Kachh and Cambay , N. W. of Hindustan ; G. of Manaar and Palk Strait , bet . Hindustan and Ceylon ; Bay of Bengal , bet . Hindustan and Further India ...
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Seite 4 - Outlines' — in many respects an epitome of the ' Elements' — are carefully prepared to meet the wants of beginners. The arrangement is the same as in the Author's larger works. Minute details are avoided, the broad outlines are graphically presented, the accentuation marked, and the most recent changes in political geography exhibited. Fourth Edition, Revised. THE INTERMEDIATE GEOGRAPHY. Intended as an Intermediate Book between the Author's ' Outlines of Geography
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Seite 494 - ... simply because it contains no running water, and very little water in wells. It is by no means destitute of vegetation and inhabitants, for it is covered with grass and a great variety of creeping plants ; besides which there are large patches of bushes and even trees.