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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 edition. Excerpt: ...the Arctic Ocean, Liakov and New Siberia; in the Mediterranean, Cyprus and Rhodes; S.W. of India, the Laccadive and Maldive groups; Ceylon; in the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman and Nicobar isles; Hainan, Hong Kong, and Formosa, off the coast of China; the Loo CJtoo, Japan, and Kurile isles, and the island Saghalien or Sachalien, off the E. coast of Asia. IV.--Peninsulas.--Asia Minor, Arabia, Hindostan, Malaya, Cambodia, Corea, and Kamtschatka. Capes.--Baba, in Turkey; Ras-el-had, in Arabia; Negrais, in Pegu; Comorin, S. of India; Romania, in Malacca; Camboja Point; Lopatlca and Xronotski, in Kamtschatka; Hast and North Capes, and Gape Sievero on the N. coast. Bays and Openings.--The Persian Gulf; gulfs of Cutch, Cambay, and Manaar, in India; Mortolan, in Further India; Siam, in Siam; Tonquin, E. of Annam; Pechili, E. of China; Tartary, W. of Saghalien; Anadir, at Behring Strait; and the gulfs of Obi and Yenesei, on the N. Straits.--The Bosphorus, Dardanelles, and BabelMandeb, on the W.; Onniis, Palk's, Malacca, and Hainan, on the S.; Formosa, Corea, Sangar, Perouse, and Behring, on the E. V.--Mountains.--The Himalayas, N. of India; the Altai, S. of Siberia; Karakorum, N. of Cashmere; the Thian Shan, E. of Turkestan; the Hindoo Koosh, the Kain Jun, and Nan Shan; East and West Ghauts; in Arabia, Mount Horeb; in Turkey, Mounts Lebanon and Ararat; in Persia, the Elburz; in Central China, Sin Ling and Kingan; in E. Siberia, Yablonoi and Stanovoi. Rivers.--The Tigris and Euphrates, into tho Persian Gulf; the Indus, into the Arabian Sea; the Godavery, Ganges, Brahmapootra, and Irrawaddy, into the Bay of Bengal; and the Cambodia, into the Chinese Sea; the Canton, Yang-tse-Kiang, Hoang-Ho, and Amour, in China; the Lena, Obi, and Yenisei in Siberia;...
