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Excerpt from Life and Resources in America, Vol. 12: Prepared Under the Direction of Arinori Mori; For Circulation in Japan
States, as follows. The total area Of the Republic, which extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and excepting Alaska, lies wholly in the temperate zone, is about three million, eight hundred and thir ty thousand square miles, an extent of sur face larger than the whole of Europe; it has a coast line, including shores of bays, sounds and lakes, Of miles, Of which are on the Atlantic, on the Pacific, and on the gulf of Mexico; it is traversed from North to South by two great ranges of mountains called the Alleghany and Rocky mountains; its rivers are numer ous, and among the largest in the world; its lakes contain more than one half of the fresh water on the globe; and its population, according to the census of 1870, is not far from thirty-nine millions, which is a considerable advance upon the population hitherto claimed for the empire of Japan. In the last 70 years, the increase has been.
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States, as follows. The total area Of the Republic, which extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and excepting Alaska, lies wholly in the temperate zone, is about three million, eight hundred and thir ty thousand square miles, an extent of sur face larger than the whole of Europe; it has a coast line, including shores of bays, sounds and lakes, Of miles, Of which are on the Atlantic, on the Pacific, and on the gulf of Mexico; it is traversed from North to South by two great ranges of mountains called the Alleghany and Rocky mountains; its rivers are numer ous, and among the largest in the world; its lakes contain more than one half of the fresh water on the globe; and its population, according to the census of 1870, is not far from thirty-nine millions, which is a considerable advance upon the population hitherto claimed for the empire of Japan. In the last 70 years, the increase has been.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Arinori Mori
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780656487257
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 127
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Contributors
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Arinori Mori
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ISBN - 9781331109570
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm
Page Count - 129
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