The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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As for the so - called “ Arctic realm , ” which consists of the land bordering the
Polar Ocean and Hudson ' s Bay and the great peninsula of Greenland , " beyond
the limit of arboreal vegetation , ” together with the similar Arctic portion of the old
...
As for the so - called “ Arctic realm , ” which consists of the land bordering the
Polar Ocean and Hudson ' s Bay and the great peninsula of Greenland , " beyond
the limit of arboreal vegetation , ” together with the similar Arctic portion of the old
...
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But all along the east and south - east coasts , where there is land of sufficient
elevation to condense the vapours from the adjoining ocean , more fertile districts
are found . Besides the more widely diffused Australian types , some peculiar ...
But all along the east and south - east coasts , where there is land of sufficient
elevation to condense the vapours from the adjoining ocean , more fertile districts
are found . Besides the more widely diffused Australian types , some peculiar ...
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... in many cases to very small limits . For instance , one species ( P . livingstonii )
is restricted to the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean , three others to single
ems islands in the Solomon group , and a fourth is THE AUSTRALIAN REGION
41.
... in many cases to very small limits . For instance , one species ( P . livingstonii )
is restricted to the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean , three others to single
ems islands in the Solomon group , and a fourth is THE AUSTRALIAN REGION
41.
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Zealand alone , of all the larger islands of the globe , is disconnected by a
considerable breadth of ocean ( about 1400 miles ) and also by a deep sea (
more than 2000 fathoms ) from the nearest point of mainland . This fact and the
absence of ...
Zealand alone , of all the larger islands of the globe , is disconnected by a
considerable breadth of ocean ( about 1400 miles ) and also by a deep sea (
more than 2000 fathoms ) from the nearest point of mainland . This fact and the
absence of ...
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This group of islands is situated in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean , and is
very isolated , not only from the great land - masses of Asia and America , from
which it is separated by a very deep ocean more than 2000 miles across , but
also ...
This group of islands is situated in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean , and is
very isolated , not only from the great land - masses of Asia and America , from
which it is separated by a very deep ocean more than 2000 miles across , but
also ...
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