Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York, Volumen21American Geographical Society of New York, 1889 |
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Página 57
... steamer round- ing the eastern end of Cuba , there empties into the Caribbean Sea a river which , from its physical character- istics , its history and associations , and its inevitable . future , is unique among the rivers of this ...
... steamer round- ing the eastern end of Cuba , there empties into the Caribbean Sea a river which , from its physical character- istics , its history and associations , and its inevitable . future , is unique among the rivers of this ...
Página 63
... steamers have been running from the harbor of San Juan to ports on the Lake up to the present time . There is now plying upon Lake Nicaragua a twin - screw steamer capable of carrying one hundred and fifty tons , which steamed . from ...
... steamers have been running from the harbor of San Juan to ports on the Lake up to the present time . There is now plying upon Lake Nicaragua a twin - screw steamer capable of carrying one hundred and fifty tons , which steamed . from ...
Página 65
... steamer offers the means of navigating the river . For three or four miles from the harbor , as far as the mouth of the San Juanillo , which enters from the right , the course of the river is comparatively direct , there is always a ...
... steamer offers the means of navigating the river . For three or four miles from the harbor , as far as the mouth of the San Juanillo , which enters from the right , the course of the river is comparatively direct , there is always a ...
Página 66
... the river . There are many sandbanks along this portion of the river , and during the dry season the steamer channel becomes very tortuous . At the mouth of the Sarapiquí the river changes its 66 The Rio San Juan de Nicaragua .
... the river . There are many sandbanks along this portion of the river , and during the dry season the steamer channel becomes very tortuous . At the mouth of the Sarapiquí the river changes its 66 The Rio San Juan de Nicaragua .
Página 67
... steamer glimpses of others are obtained over the tops of the trees which line the river bank . The south bank of the river is continuously low to within a few miles of the San Carlos ; throughout this section there are , in the dry ...
... steamer glimpses of others are obtained over the tops of the trees which line the river bank . The south bank of the river is continuously low to within a few miles of the San Carlos ; throughout this section there are , in the dry ...
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Página 263 - ... degree of west longitude, shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia as above mentioned...
Página 262 - North latitude, and between the 131st and the 133d degree of West longitude (Meridian of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to the North along the Channel called Portland Channel, as far as the Point of the Continent where it strikes the 56th degree of North latitude...
Página 263 - ... degree of west longitude shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia, as above mentioned...
Página 262 - The line of demarcation between the possessions of the high contracting parties, upon the coast of the continent, and the islands of America to the northwest, shall be drawn...
Página ii - I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of said original law.
Página 262 - ... point, the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude, (of the same meridian;) and finally, from the said point of intersection, the said meridian line of the 141st degree, in its prolongation as far as the Frozen ocean.
Página 262 - Island, which point lies in the parallel of 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude, and between the 131st and 133d degree of west longitude (meridian of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude...
Página 263 - ... at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia as above mentioned shall be formed by a line parallel to the windings of the coast, and which shall never exceed the distance of ten marine leagues therefrom.
Página lxviii - Angell in the chair. The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with.