An Encyclopaedia of Geography

Africa America ancient angle animals appear Asia axis beautiful body branches Britain British called castle centre chiefly circle coal coast considerable considered contains degree deposit diameter Dicotyledones distance districts diurnal motion earth east eastern eclipse ecliptic England equal equator Eratosthenes Europe extent extremity feet formation genera geography globe gneiss greater greywacke height Hence Herodotus hills important inhabitants interior Ireland islands Isle kingdom lakes land latitude limestone Loch London longitude manufacture meridian miles Monocotyledones moon motion mountains nations nature navigation Nearchus nearly Neptunian northern observed occur ocean old red sandstone orbit parallel pass peculiar perpendicular plants pole porphyry present principal produce Ptolemy Pytheas quantity regions remarkable rise rivers rocks sandstone Scotland Scythia shores side situated slate southern species sphere stars Strabo supposed surface Tarshish temperature tide toises town tracts tropical vast vegetation vessels western whole