The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier, 1992 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 249
... coast of Brazil . In its last 150 miles ( 240 km ) , it cuts eastward toward the coast and enters the Atlantic Ocean 60 miles ( 96 km ) northeast of Aracaju . The river's drainage basin , whose area is 239,000 square miles ( 619,000 sq ...
... coast of Brazil . In its last 150 miles ( 240 km ) , it cuts eastward toward the coast and enters the Atlantic Ocean 60 miles ( 96 km ) northeast of Aracaju . The river's drainage basin , whose area is 239,000 square miles ( 619,000 sq ...
Page 404
... coast also includes long sections of steep cliffs broken up by extensive stretches of low , sandy coast . The chief inlets on the east - the firths of Forth and Tay on the southeast , and the Moray , Cromarty , and Dornoch firths on the ...
... coast also includes long sections of steep cliffs broken up by extensive stretches of low , sandy coast . The chief inlets on the east - the firths of Forth and Tay on the southeast , and the Moray , Cromarty , and Dornoch firths on the ...
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... coast or by the raising of sea level . Thereafter the surf began to cut away the headlands and islands , forming cliffs ( 1 ) . Rivers in the bays formed deltas , while continuing sea erosion produced beaches , bars , spits , and ...
... coast or by the raising of sea level . Thereafter the surf began to cut away the headlands and islands , forming cliffs ( 1 ) . Rivers in the bays formed deltas , while continuing sea erosion produced beaches , bars , spits , and ...
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