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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266826941
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (269 download)
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Download or read book Illustrated British Columbia, 1884 (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrated British Columbia, 1884 Island of Vancouver is separated from the exm treme'no'rthwestern portion Oi Washington Territory - by the historical Straits of J uan 'de Fuca, through the center, of which runs the international line. It is oblong in shape, extending northwesterly parallel with the main land, from which it is separated by the narrow and island dotted channel of the Gulf. Of Georgia, a distance of nearly 300 miles, and has a Width varying from thirty to fifty miles. 'its area of 12, 000 square miles is heavily timbered and generally mountainous, the highest peaks attaining an altitude of from 6, 000 to,9, 000 feet. The area of low and level land is comparatively limited, though in the aggregate amounting to many thousand acres. The chief arable tracts are found ln the extreme southeastern portion, Where a margin of low and tillable land, varying from two to ten miles ln width, lies between the mountains and the water. This extends for some distance along the eastern'coast line; the extreme north ern' end also possesses an extensive area of comparatively level land. Along the western, or ocean, coast there is but little arable land in_ comparison with the total area, though here and'there are considerable tracts. The coast line, especially on the ocean side, is much broken by bays and inlets which indent it, often penetrating many miles into the interior, and offering numerous safe harbors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
