The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier, 1992 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 52
... feet ( 2,300 meters ) . Some agriculture is practiced on these slopes . Above the grass , to about 11,000 feet ( 3,300 meters ) are dense for- ests and bamboos . Higher still the vegetation consists of tree heaths , lobelias , and grass ...
... feet ( 2,300 meters ) . Some agriculture is practiced on these slopes . Above the grass , to about 11,000 feet ( 3,300 meters ) are dense for- ests and bamboos . Higher still the vegetation consists of tree heaths , lobelias , and grass ...
Page 118
... feet ( 8 meters ) deep , has two locks , the Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock at the upstream end and the Bertrand H. Snell Lock at the down- stream end . Each is 860 feet ( 260 meters ) long and 80 feet ( 24 meters ) wide . The United States ...
... feet ( 8 meters ) deep , has two locks , the Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock at the upstream end and the Bertrand H. Snell Lock at the down- stream end . Each is 860 feet ( 260 meters ) long and 80 feet ( 24 meters ) wide . The United States ...
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... feet ( 60- 305 cm ) for three to six months of the year . The big tree is not as tall as the redwood but is certainly the most massive tree known , at- taining a height of 100 to 325 feet ( 30–100 meters ) , a diameter of 5 to 30 feet ...
... feet ( 60- 305 cm ) for three to six months of the year . The big tree is not as tall as the redwood but is certainly the most massive tree known , at- taining a height of 100 to 325 feet ( 30–100 meters ) , a diameter of 5 to 30 feet ...
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