The Geographical Journal (Journal of the Royal Geographical Society): Volume IX, No. 4 [‎169r] (8/172)

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CONTENTS.—APRIL.
The First Crossing of Spitsbergen. By Sir W. Martin Conway ....
Two Years’ Travel in Uganda, Unyoro, and on the Upper Nile. By C. F. S. Vandelecr
D.S.O., Lieut. Scots Guards ...........
The Southern Borderlands of Afghanistan. By Captain A. H. McMahon, C.I.E.
The Perso-Baluch Boundary. By Colonel T. H. Holoich, R.E., C.B.
The River Oder .............
The Teaching of Geography in Relation to History. By A. W. Andrews
The Monthly Record
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EUROPE
Local Geographical Work in Scotland
Bibliography of Spain and Portugal
ASIA
A New Work on Mongolia
The Submarine Earthquake of Kamaishi
on June 15, 1896
Ancient Trading Centres of the Persian
Gulf
AFRICA
Lieut. Hourst’s Journey down the Niger
Mr. Weatherley’s Vis.t to Lake Bang-
weolo
Johannesburg
Geography of Africa
AMERICA
AMERICA — continued.
The Peruvian Territory in the Amazon
Basin
The Region round the Headwaters of
the Xmgu
The Bolivian Rubber Industry
Volcanoes of Salvador and South-
Eastern Guatemala
AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIC
ISLANDS
Sir William Macgregor’s Journey across
New Guinea
Mr. Collingridge on the Discovery of
Australia
GENERAL
Wagner’s Geographical Year-book
The Twelfth German Geographical
Congress
A Journal of School Geography
Honours to Dr. Nansen
453
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456
469
The Outline of Cape Cod
Documents relating to the Venezuela
and British Guiana Boundary Question
Obituary—Sir Thomas Elder, G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade).
Correspondence— On the Formation of Sand-dunes. By F. J. Goldsmid
Meetings of the Royal Geographical Society, Session 1896-97 .
Geographical Literature of the Month
New Maps
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
Kig. I. Stratified Moraine in Ice-Plough Glacier;
Fig. II. Contorted Moraine in Ice Fronting p. 35(5
Fig. III. Formation of Crescentic Moraines, Grit
Ridge; Fig. IV. Terminal Moraine, Ivory
Glacier Fronting p. 358
Fig. V. Ivory Glacier, overriding Terminal Mo
raine ; Fig. VI. View to West of Fig. V.,
showing Further Advance . . Fronting p. 3(50
Fig. VIL. Most Westerly View of Ivory Glacier, Ice
advancing; Fig. VIII. View of Terminal Fronts
of Booming and Baldhead Glaciers Fronting p. 362
Fi;;. IX. Ice Talus formed from Advancing Upper
Layers, Booming Glacier ; Fig. X. View show
ing Raised Edge of Booming Glacier Fronting p. 364
Fig. XI. Booming Glacier, looking up; Fig. XII.
Upper Portion of Booming Glacier, snowing
Centre sagging away from Side of Valley
Fronting p. 3(56
View of Lake Victoria from Miran, Nandi Country 371
Murchison Falls, Victoria Nile .... 375 I
Mosindi Fort, Unyoro, Mount Fuinh . . . 370
Wanyoro Chief and Followers .... 381
Guaso Maso Fort, Nandi Country .... 385
View of Nandi Country South from Guaso Maso
Fort . 8f?
Khorassan Plains, looking towards Bochina and
Katawaz 395
Zarmelan Plain at Domandi 397
Lora River at its Junction with the Shirto River . 399
Sand Desert near Amir Shoh 403
Marching in Sandhills 405
Ruin at Godar-i-Shah 407
Robat, with the Mabite Dokh and Mount . . 409
The Neza-i-Sultan 411
Sketch-Map of part of Spitsbergen . . . 472
Sketch-Map of the Mountains along the shores of
Wijde Bay, Spitsbergen ..... 472
Map of Uganda and Unyoro ..... -,72
Sketch-Map of Baluchistan and its Afghan and
Persian Borders 472
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