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At this point , the chain of mountains which forms the peninsula , though rugged , is lower than at the north end , where it is terminated by Table Mountain and two others , which form an amphitheatre over - looking Table Bay ...
At this point , the chain of mountains which forms the peninsula , though rugged , is lower than at the north end , where it is terminated by Table Mountain and two others , which form an amphitheatre over - looking Table Bay ...
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pear to be distinctly stratified in any part of the mountain . In some parts the granite is intersected by veins . of greenstone , and one of these veins is rather remarkable , as it appears divided and shifted .
pear to be distinctly stratified in any part of the mountain . In some parts the granite is intersected by veins . of greenstone , and one of these veins is rather remarkable , as it appears divided and shifted .
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The mountains are covered , in general , with trees , for twothirds of their height , and the remainder is nothing but a mass of naked , barren , and rugged pinnacles , of a reddish colour ; although there are some parts of a different ...
The mountains are covered , in general , with trees , for twothirds of their height , and the remainder is nothing but a mass of naked , barren , and rugged pinnacles , of a reddish colour ; although there are some parts of a different ...
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taining a particular Account of the Icebergs and other Phenomena which | |
Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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| Title | New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2 New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Sir Richard Phillips Volume 2 of New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgments ; with Index and Historical Preface, Sir Richard Phillips |
| Author | Sir Richard Phillips |
| Publisher | Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Apr 2007 |
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