. The earth and its inhabitants .. . /s fe oP Mint^ono 119° Easb oP breenwich . 120 Miles. overflow of several lakes joins the sea on the north side of Manilla Bay, where it has developed a broad delta projecting beyond the old coast-line. The Pasig, which falls into the same bay, is only 12 miles long ; but like the Russian Neva acquires great importance as the emissary of the Laguna, and because Manilla, capital of the Philippines, stands upon its banks ; small, flat-bottomed steamers ply on the Pasig, between the lake and the sea. In Mindanao the largest river is the Agusan or Butuan^ which
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . /s fe oP Mint^ono 119° Easb oP breenwich . 120 Miles. overflow of several lakes joins the sea on the north side of Manilla Bay, where it has developed a broad delta projecting beyond the old coast-line. The Pasig, which falls into the same bay, is only 12 miles long ; but like the Russian Neva acquires great importance as the emissary of the Laguna, and because Manilla, capital of the Philippines, stands upon its banks ; small, flat-bottomed steamers ply on the Pasig, between the lake and the sea. In Mindanao the largest river is the Agusan or Butuan^ which is navigable for over
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