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... VALLEYS AND PLAINS . 1. The Rhône and Saône Valley Burgundy , Lyons , Pro- vence , Languedoc . - § 2. The Aquitanian Basin . - § 3. The Parisian Basin : Seine and Middle Loire , Paris . - § 4. Rhine , Meuse , and Scheldt : Alsace ...
... VALLEYS AND PLAINS . 1. The Rhône and Saône Valley Burgundy , Lyons , Pro- vence , Languedoc . - § 2. The Aquitanian Basin . - § 3. The Parisian Basin : Seine and Middle Loire , Paris . - § 4. Rhine , Meuse , and Scheldt : Alsace ...
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... valleys of the Moselle , the Meuse , and the Scheldt . Although the present boundaries of France coincide neither ... Valley , there will not be an inch of territory upon which the French will advance any claim ; and there is no part ...
... valleys of the Moselle , the Meuse , and the Scheldt . Although the present boundaries of France coincide neither ... Valley , there will not be an inch of territory upon which the French will advance any claim ; and there is no part ...
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... valleys of the Loire , of the Seine and its affluents , and even of the Meuse and the Rhine . The Pass of Naurouze , between the Pyrenean foothills and the last of the Cevennes , gives access from the Mediterranean to the valley of the ...
... valleys of the Loire , of the Seine and its affluents , and even of the Meuse and the Rhine . The Pass of Naurouze , between the Pyrenean foothills and the last of the Cevennes , gives access from the Mediterranean to the valley of the ...
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... : hence a mild climate , which allows violets to grow in mid - winter , and makes market - gardening profitable in every coast valley 1 Tableau de la France . and cove this forms the Golden Belt of Brittany , 3 THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE 33.
... : hence a mild climate , which allows violets to grow in mid - winter , and makes market - gardening profitable in every coast valley 1 Tableau de la France . and cove this forms the Golden Belt of Brittany , 3 THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE 33.
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... valley , its foothills crested with medieval ruins . To the north - west they slope gently into the plateaux of Gen ... valleys , par- ticularly in the famous Limagne , the dry bed of an ancient lake . The western slopes , abundantly ...
... valley , its foothills crested with medieval ruins . To the north - west they slope gently into the plateaux of Gen ... valleys , par- ticularly in the famous Limagne , the dry bed of an ancient lake . The western slopes , abundantly ...
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