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America, South
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Lies in great part within the Tropics, and consists of a high mountain range on the west, and a long plain with minor ranges extending therefrom eastward; the coast is but little indented, but the Amazon and the Plate Rivers make up for the defect of seaboard; abounds in extensive plains, which go under the names of Llanos, Selvas, and Pampas, while the river system is the vastest and most serviceable in the globe; the vegetable and mineral wealth of the continent is great, and it can match the world for the rich plumage of its birds and the number and splendour of its insect tribes.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'America, South'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/a/america-south.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'America, South'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/a/america-south.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
