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... miles ( 456 km ) long . In its lower reaches , it is several miles wide , and even 150 miles ( 240 km ) upstream , its width is about a mile . As far as Jacksonville , about 15 miles from the sea , it is navigable by large ocean- going ...
... miles ( 456 km ) long . In its lower reaches , it is several miles wide , and even 150 miles ( 240 km ) upstream , its width is about a mile . As far as Jacksonville , about 15 miles from the sea , it is navigable by large ocean- going ...
Page 252
... miles ( 240 km ) northwest of Cape Lopez , Gabon ; and Príncipe , about 90 miles ( 145 km ) northeast of São Tomé . The Land . The islands , which have a combined area of 372 square miles ( 964 sq km ) , form part of a volcanic arc ...
... miles ( 240 km ) northwest of Cape Lopez , Gabon ; and Príncipe , about 90 miles ( 145 km ) northeast of São Tomé . The Land . The islands , which have a combined area of 372 square miles ( 964 sq km ) , form part of a volcanic arc ...
Page 298
... miles ( 116,000 km ) ( 9.1 times that of the earth ) 43 pounds / cubic foot ( 0.69 grams / cm3 ) ( 12.5 % of the earth's ) Surface gravity ' at equator ..... 29.7 feet ( 9.0 meters ) per second per second ( 93 % of the earth's ) Escape ...
... miles ( 116,000 km ) ( 9.1 times that of the earth ) 43 pounds / cubic foot ( 0.69 grams / cm3 ) ( 12.5 % of the earth's ) Surface gravity ' at equator ..... 29.7 feet ( 9.0 meters ) per second per second ( 93 % of the earth's ) Escape ...
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