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Garay, Juan de
(Encyclopedia) Garay, Juan deGaray, Juan dehwän dā gärīˈ [key], c.1528–1583, Spanish conquistador, refounder of Buenos Aires. He went to Peru (1544) in the train of the first viceroy, Blasco Núñez…15 Biggest and Best Cities in Texas
Top of Page Source: iStockThey say that everything is bigger in Texas. But the Lone Star State is more than its size. It’s a dynamic place filled with natural beauty, friendly people, and lots of…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter I. The Plateau Province.
CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE G...CHAPTER I. THE PLATEAU PROVINCE.The investigations made by this division of the Geological Survey during the last two years have been pursued with the object…Geology of the Grand Canyon: The Temples And Towers Of The Virgen.
THE VERMILION CLIFFS.THE PERMIAN.THE TEMPLES AND TOWERS OF THE VIRGEN.At our feet the surface drops down by cliff and talus 1,200 feet upon a broad and rugged plain cut by narrow cañons. The…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Iii. The Terraces.
CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE G...CHAPTER IV. THE GREAT DENUDATION.CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.In describing those subdivisions of the Grand Cañon district which are of greatest moment to the…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Base Levels Of Erosion.
BASE LEVELS OF EROSION.In his popular narrative of Explorations of the Colorado River, Powell has employed the above term to give precision to an idea which is of much importance in physical…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Iv. The Great Denudation.
CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.CHAPTER V. THE TOROWEAP AND UINKARET.CHAPTER IV. THE GREAT DENUDATION.Before leaving the terraces we may with advantage pause to contemplate the great lesson in…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter V. The Toroweap And Uinkaret.
CHAPTER IV. THE GREAT DENUDATION.CHAPTER VI. THE KAIBAB.CHAPTER V. THE TOROWEAP AND UINKARET.The present chapter will contain an account of a journey from the village Kanab to the Toroweap…Geology of the Grand Canyon: De Motte Park.
DE MOTTE PARK.Its length is about ten miles, its average width about two miles. It is a depressed area in the heart of the plateau and is on every side girt about by more elevated ground…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Vi. The Kaibab.
CHAPTER V. THE TOROWEAP AND UINKARET.CHAPTER VII. POINT SUBLIME.CHAPTER VI. THE KAIBAB.The Kaibab is the loftiest of the four plateaus through which the the Grand Cañon extends. It is from 1…Trending
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