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121. [Image] On the upper Amazon
The Amazon River is the largest in the world; it is not the longest for the Missouri-Mississippi River is longer, but it contains more water than any other river in the world. The amount of fresh water ...Citation -
122. [Image] Native boat, Kongo River
The Kongo, while not so long as the Nile, is greater in volume than any other river in Africa, is greater in volume than the Mississippi, and is second only to the Amazon. It drains a basin as large as ...Citation -
123. [Image] Bowling green
Fort Amsterdam was erected on the site of the present Custom House facing Bowling Green. At this time the island ended there. The extreme lower edge, occupied now by streets to South Ferry and the Battery ...Citation -
124. [Image] Monument to Hudson
On a high point of land in the northern part of the City, overlooking the Hudson River there stands a beautiful monument erected to the memory of Henry Hudson. It is a marble column in the Doric pattern, ...Citation -
Looking north, the docks, and Wall Street district are prominent. The fact that the earth's surface in the northeastern United States has lately subsided beneath sea-level accounts for New York City's ...
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126. [Image] Mrs. Dye's home on the height, Oregon City
Mrs. Dye's home is on the Heights, Oregon City, overlooking the Willamette River. "Not only pioneers but voyagers of the Hudson Bay era, Indians and Missionaries have made pilgrimages to this home and ...Citation -
127. [Image] Glimpse of Lake Manapouri
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Almost entirely surrounded by mountains, studded with countless wooded islands, and indented with lovely little bays, Manapouri, or perhaps more correctly ...Citation -
128. [Image] Skyscrapers of New York
This picture shows the lower end of Manhattan Island. This is the business and financial center of New York city, and the office buildings are commonly known as skyscrapers because they are so high. The ...Citation -
Abstract -- Statutes authorizing private salmon ranching were approved by the 1971 Oregon Legislature. Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS 508.700-508.745) authorize issue of permits for chum salmon ("Oncorhynchus ...
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