Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 1 |
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Strana 94
In approaching the coast , the soundings were remarkably regular , decreasing
about a fathom in three miles . After passing to the south of the river La Plata ,
they were composed of fine gray sand , with pebbles and shells , while to the
north ...
In approaching the coast , the soundings were remarkably regular , decreasing
about a fathom in three miles . After passing to the south of the river La Plata ,
they were composed of fine gray sand , with pebbles and shells , while to the
north ...
Strana 113
On the 19th they made Cape Virgins , having kept along the coast until then , in
from forty to sixty fathoms water , with bottom the same as before described . On
the 21st they passed Cape St. Diego with a strong northwest wind , which ...
On the 19th they made Cape Virgins , having kept along the coast until then , in
from forty to sixty fathoms water , with bottom the same as before described . On
the 21st they passed Cape St. Diego with a strong northwest wind , which ...
Strana 160
On the coast , the wind seldom blows long from the same quarter , but veers from
southwest to northwest : the gales generally begin at the former quarter and end
at the latter . Previous to the southwest gales , it would , therefore , in all cases ...
On the coast , the wind seldom blows long from the same quarter , but veers from
southwest to northwest : the gales generally begin at the former quarter and end
at the latter . Previous to the southwest gales , it would , therefore , in all cases ...
Strana 277
This belt includes the island of San Lorenzo , and others , as well as the coast
itself , to the extent of from seven to ten miles from the sea - beach . These
sedimentary rocks are argillaceous , distinctly stratified , and more or less slaty ,
the layers ...
This belt includes the island of San Lorenzo , and others , as well as the coast
itself , to the extent of from seven to ten miles from the sea - beach . These
sedimentary rocks are argillaceous , distinctly stratified , and more or less slaty ,
the layers ...
Strana 303
This is also in part to be attributed to the advantageous situation of Valparaiso ,
where purchasers are always to be found for articles for the leeward coast . There
is little doubt in the minds of those who are most competent to judge , that ...
This is also in part to be attributed to the advantageous situation of Valparaiso ,
where purchasers are always to be found for articles for the leeward coast . There
is little doubt in the minds of those who are most competent to judge , that ...
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| Titul | Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 1 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Charles Wilkes United States Exploring Expedition – Svazky 1–5 |
| Autor | Charles Wilkes |
| Vydavatel | C. Sherman, 1849 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Kolumbijská univerzita |
| Digitalizováno | 30. leden 2018 |
| ISBN | 0608394742, 9780608394749 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 599 |
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