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... the plains , " Talawas " 27 Colombo . - January - long shore wind 56 May - S.W . monsoon Lightning Rain , its violence June • ( note ) 57 58 58 59 • 60 . • 61 62 Page Faze November . July and August , September , A 3.
... the plains , " Talawas " 27 Colombo . - January - long shore wind 56 May - S.W . monsoon Lightning Rain , its violence June • ( note ) 57 58 58 59 • 60 . • 61 62 Page Faze November . July and August , September , A 3.
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... monsoon . 63 The Murutu - Imbul - Cotton tree 64 -Champac . 93 and Hindustan ( note ) 65 The Upas Tree - Poisons of Ceylon The Banyan 95 95 • Opposite climates of the same moun- The Sacred Bo - tree 97 tain 66 Climate of Galle 67 The ...
... monsoon . 63 The Murutu - Imbul - Cotton tree 64 -Champac . 93 and Hindustan ( note ) 65 The Upas Tree - Poisons of Ceylon The Banyan 95 95 • Opposite climates of the same moun- The Sacred Bo - tree 97 tain 66 Climate of Galle 67 The ...
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... monsoons 553 Effect of this discovery on Indian trade Pliny's account of Ceylon . 554 555 Story of Jambulus by Diodorus Si- culus ( note ) 556 Embassy from Ceylon to Claudius 556 Narrative of Rachias , and its expla- Galle , the seat of ...
... monsoons 553 Effect of this discovery on Indian trade Pliny's account of Ceylon . 554 555 Story of Jambulus by Diodorus Si- culus ( note ) 556 Embassy from Ceylon to Claudius 556 Narrative of Rachias , and its expla- Galle , the seat of ...
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... Monsoon 43 Currents in the N. W. Monsoon 44 Diagram of Rain in India and in Ceylon . Diagram of the Anthelia By DR . TEMPLETON 66 . DR . TEMPLETON 73 Plan of a Fish - corral Summit of a Dagoba , with Lightning apparatus WOOD ENGRAVINGS ...
... Monsoon 43 Currents in the N. W. Monsoon 44 Diagram of Rain in India and in Ceylon . Diagram of the Anthelia By DR . TEMPLETON 66 . DR . TEMPLETON 73 Plan of a Fish - corral Summit of a Dagoba , with Lightning apparatus WOOD ENGRAVINGS ...
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... monsoons.1 On the north - west side of the island , where the cur- rents are checked by the obstruction of Adam's Bridge , and still water prevails in the Gulf of Manaar , these deposits have been profusely heaped , and the low sandy ...
... monsoons.1 On the north - west side of the island , where the cur- rents are checked by the obstruction of Adam's Bridge , and still water prevails in the Gulf of Manaar , these deposits have been profusely heaped , and the low sandy ...
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