. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. Colonies • ? British West Indies Hayti Cuba, and other Foreign WestIndies United States Mexico ............ Guatemala . Colombia Brazils . Slates of Rio de la Plata - - • Chili Peru The Whale Fisheries .... Isles of Guernsey, Jersey, andMan Greenland (Ice) Foreign parts (not distin- British. ,519 1,0114071,565 ,013 15,3336,403S,691 32,021115,278137,546 40,875128,017 59,0 5 12,3382,475 45,2343,S303,720 58,1421,0638,469 18,68
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. Colonies • ? British West Indies Hayti Cuba, and other Foreign WestIndies United States Mexico ............ Guatemala . Colombia Brazils . Slates of Rio de la Plata - - • Chili Peru The Whale Fisheries .... Isles of Guernsey, Jersey, andMan Greenland (Ice) Foreign parts (not distin- British. ,519 1,0114071,565 ,013 15,3336,403S,691 32,021115,278137,546 40,875128,017 59,0 5 12,3382,475 45,2343,S303,720 58,1421,0638,469 18,6882,3111,1244,014 32,3135,566 20,909 29,3081,9011,586 ? 12,400 624,606 246,605 1,928 7,15294,658 6,893272 7,45929,37110,120 6,341 2,76834,161 146,543 802 Men. 13,568 764 398 276 1,506 6,502 6,684 3,265 12,168 3,492 753 160 1,012 1,073 2,649 23,27013,387 359 4,078 3,99310,103 Foreign. 1,403 59,16635,91098,30353,282118,11145,47167,23043,68374,3824,539 1,367 204,529 490 1,074 ,7251,7315,1393,1385,0812,5523,6672,2609,207 8,417 1,880 2,141 13,903 I 2,298,263 1126,727 , 5,894 ,833,905 | 45,897 | 13,639 | 2,296,325. CHAPTER V, DENMARK. Denmauk is an ancient kingdom, formerly very powerful, holding sway over the surround-ing regions, and, as a predatory state, the terror of all Europe. Though now reduced tothe secondary rank, her situation renders her of importance in the general system of theContinent. Sect. I.—General Outline and Aspect. Denmark consists mainly of an extensive peninsula, shooting out from the north-westcorner of Germany, and a cluster of large islands to the east of the peninsula. The northernshores of Denmark approach close to the southern point of the Scandinavian peninsula,bounding the great interior sea of the Baltic. She commands the only channel by whichthe countries around this sea can transmit their products to the rest of Europe; a circum-stance which gives her some consideration as a maritime state, at the same time that the tollshe imposes on sh
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