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Page 29 - Scotland, on the East by the German Ocean, on the South by the English Channel, and on the West by St.
Page 92 - Asia is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the west by Europe, the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
Page 166 - The supreme executive power of the State is vested in the Governor, who shall see that the laws are faithfully executed.
Page 115 - It extends from lat. 37° 20" north to 34° 51' south and from long. 17° 34' west to 51° 28' east It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean Sea ; on the east by the Isthmus of Suez, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean ; on the south by the Southern Ocean.and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
Page 88 - Ocean, on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on thV west by Europe, the Mediterranean, Isthmus of Suez, and Red Sea.
Page 74 - ... Indies (coast of Malabar), Goa, the towns of Diu and Damaun ; Macao, on the coast of China, population 38,000, and the greater portion of Timor. 2. SPAIN (Plate 21) Spain is situated between the parallels of 36° and 43° 46' N. lat., and the meridians 3° 17' east and 9° 30' west from Greenwich. It is bounded on the north by the Bay of Biscay and France, west by the Atlantic and Portugal, south and east by the Mediterranean and Atlantic. The area amounts to about 183,600 square statute miles....
Page 147 - Massachusetts is situated (including its islands) between 41° 10' and 42° 53' N. latitude, and between 69° 50' and 73° 30' W. longitude. It is bounded on the north by New Hampshire and Vermont, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Atlantic, and the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut, and on the west by New York. It is very irregular in shape, its southeastern extremity extending far out into the ocean, and curving so as to almost enclose Cape Cod Bay. Its greatest length...
Page 157 - It is bounded on the north by Canada ; on the east by the British Colonies of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and by the peninsula of Florida ; on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, and, lastly, on the west by New Mexico.
Page 151 - River),4 on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Plymouth Colony and Rhode Island, and on the west by the wilderness.
Page 115 - It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the north ; by the deserts of Lybia on the west ; by Abyssinia on the south ; and by the Red Sea on the east. It was anciently called Chemia, or the land of Ham ; and the present Copts call it Chemi.