The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society: JRGS, Volume 5Murray, 1835 |
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abundance appearance Arabs Arequipa arrived Bedouins boat Bruce called camels Cape Captain cattle chart climate coast Colesseah colony colour consequence considerable Cosigüina cubic foot cultivation direction distance district eastern elevation Enniskillen extent extremity feet frequently Frisland goats Greenland ground-sea height hills hundred Iceland Illimani inches Indian inhabitants interior island Kafirs Kishm lake land latitude limestone Madagascar miles mountains natives navigation Nearchus nearly nevado Nicolò Zeno northern observations Ovahs passed Petersburgh plain present principal quantity rain remarkable reside ridge rise river road rock round sand scarcely season seen Sennar sheep ship shore side situated slaves snow Socotra soil southern Specific gravity stream surface Tamarida temperature thermometer thickness tide tion Tortola town trees tribes valley vegetation versts vessels village voyage western western Cordillera whole wild wind wood Zurla