Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 1Lea and Blanchard, 1845 |
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... feet high , before the branches appear , so that the latter can only be got at by felling . The view of the forest is truly remarkable . Trees of immense growth intermingled with others of less size , presenting to the eye the most ...
... feet high , before the branches appear , so that the latter can only be got at by felling . The view of the forest is truly remarkable . Trees of immense growth intermingled with others of less size , presenting to the eye the most ...
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... feet above Chimborazo . The surrounding mountains , though from ten to twelve thousand feet high and much nearer , sink into insignificance when compared with it . Indeed all the objects are upon such a grand scale , that they fail to ...
... feet above Chimborazo . The surrounding mountains , though from ten to twelve thousand feet high and much nearer , sink into insignificance when compared with it . Indeed all the objects are upon such a grand scale , that they fail to ...
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... feet above the level of the sea , and six hundred feet wide to its lagoon , and is composed of coral debris and vegetable matter . The shrubs are few , and not more than from twelve to fifteen feet high ; the Cocoa- nut palms and ...
... feet above the level of the sea , and six hundred feet wide to its lagoon , and is composed of coral debris and vegetable matter . The shrubs are few , and not more than from twelve to fifteen feet high ; the Cocoa- nut palms and ...
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1st Class Boy anchored appearance arrival boats Callao Cape CHARLES WILKES Chili Chilian coast Columbia river Commanding Exploring Expedition coral Cordilleras crew Deception Island despatched direction discharged at Oahu distance duties eastward fathoms Flying-Fish Freyre Funchal gale Gamarra height hundred feet inhabitants island JOHN Joined at Callao Joined at Oahu Joined at Rio Joined at Valparaiso lagoon land latitude Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commandant Lima longitude Madeira Midshipman miles morning mountains natives Navy night northward observations obtained officers Orange Harbour Orbejoso Ord'y Seaman party passage passed Peacock Peru Peruvian Porpoise port Porto Praya President Quillota Raraka reached Relief returned rock run at Oahu run at Sydney sail Santa Cruz Sea-Gull seen served the cruise shore side southward squadron survey Tahiti temperature thousand U. S. Ship Vincennes United Valparaiso vessels weather westward WILLIAM wind