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A Compleat System of General Geography, Improved by Sir I Newton and Dr. Jurin, and Now Tr., with Additional Notes [&C.] by Mr. Dugdale. the Whole Revised by P. Shaw - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1734. Excerpt: ... The Britannic Q:ear, The German Oc;an, The Spanish Ocean, fciV, a. The Atlantic or western Ocean with the Et bio pic Sea, between Europe and Africa on thejone Hand, and America on the other. It obtains various Names from the. Places it watereth, viz. 2. THE Pacific Ocean, or great South Sea, between the furthest Parts of Asia and the Indian Islands, on the.one hand; and the western jShore of America on she odier. 3. THE northern Ocean, about the Ar Hie Continent, sometimes called the Icy Sea, Tartarian Ocean, &V. 4. THE southern Ocean, about the Antarilic Part of which is the Indian Ocean..2..Bays or Gulpbs. The Tyrrhene The Mediterranean" K Sea. Sea between Europe(z J The. Ionian and Africa as far ass & Sea. "i. The Gulph of Mexico, between North and South America. 2. The Gulph of Bengal, between Indostan and Malacca. 3. The Bay of Siam between Malacca and Cambodia. The White Sea, between Lapland and Muscovy. 5. The Lantchidol Sea, between New-Hol-land and New-Guinea. 6. The Gulph between Nuyt's Land, and ať Diemen's Land. 7. Hudson's Bay; between New-France and 3. Sfreights. 1. T H E Streights of Magellan, which join the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. These are longer than any of the rest. 2. THE Streights of La Maire near those of Magellan, and of the fame use. 3. THE supposed Streights of Anian, which join the Pacific to the Tartarian Ocean. 4. DAVIS's Streights which join Baffin's Bay to the Atlantic, near which are Forbi/hers's Streights. 5. THE Streights of Waygats, which join the Icy Sea, perhaps, to the Tartarian Ocean, if the Ice do not interpose. 6. T H E Streights of Gibralter, which join the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea. 7. THE Streights of Denmark, or the Sound, join the Atlantic to the Baltic. 8. THE Streights of Babelmandel, ...
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