Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10Oxford University Press, 1950 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 11
... coast to Gisborne , where it strikes inland . The South Island main trunk from Picton ( Marlborough ) follows the coast , most of the way very closely , via Christchurch to Dunedin , and thence much less closely to Inver- cargill ...
... coast to Gisborne , where it strikes inland . The South Island main trunk from Picton ( Marlborough ) follows the coast , most of the way very closely , via Christchurch to Dunedin , and thence much less closely to Inver- cargill ...
Page 81
... coast is deeply cut with long , narrow , deep , steep- sided , branching fjords , of which the most northerly is Trondheim fjord around which most low - lying land is better populated than other parts of the coast . Trondheim ( q.v. ) ...
... coast is deeply cut with long , narrow , deep , steep- sided , branching fjords , of which the most northerly is Trondheim fjord around which most low - lying land is better populated than other parts of the coast . Trondheim ( q.v. ) ...
Page 580
... coast , which is mountainous , deep water lies fairly close inshore , whereas the Arabian coast is shallow and is complicated by many reefs , banks and shoals . The deeper parts are usually floored with mud , but white clay occurs ...
... coast , which is mountainous , deep water lies fairly close inshore , whereas the Arabian coast is shallow and is complicated by many reefs , banks and shoals . The deeper parts are usually floored with mud , but white clay occurs ...
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