orography
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Origin of orography
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In the lunar orography they have discerned some chains of mountains, which are chiefly distributed over the northern hemisphere.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Jules Verne
It possessed a special orography, a mountain system which made it a world apart.
From The Moon-Voyage by Jules Verne
For orography and geology see an article by P. Verri in Boll.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
The first great result of recent geographical research has been to modify pre-existing ideas of General results of investigation. the orography of the vast central region represented by Tibet and Mongolia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
But the observations of scientific travellers have recently thrown great light on the orography of Portuguese America.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Alexander von Humboldt
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