Word: mountainous
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stereopticon, the work of a field geologist will be illustrated, to show how the intricate earth processes in such a region are recorded and preserved. In conclusion, the geysers, boiling springs and gas-vents will be discussed and the work of the atmosphere in a high mountain region will be illustrated by views showing the present topography...
...Geological conference. Papers: Geology of Lake Issikkul, Turkestan (30 m.). Professor W. M. Davis.--The Tourmaline Deposits of San Diego Country, Cal. (15 m.). Dr. Palache.--Mountain and Valley Breezes in the Colorado Rockies (10 m.). Mr. W. S. Tower. Geological Lecture Room...
...Geological Conference. Papers: Geology of Lake Issikkul, Turkestan (30 m.). Professor W. M. Davis.--The Tourmaline Deposits of San Diego County, Cal. (15 m.). Dr. Palache.--Mountain and Valley Breezes in the Colorado Rockies (10 m.). Mr. W. S. Tower. Geological Lecture Room...
...mountain, lake, or prairie...
...geographic study, which was led by Professor Raphael Pumpelly of Newport. The chief subjects of his geographic investigations were the elevated shore lines of the Caspian Sea, the extensive river-plains of central Turkestan, and the terraces and glacial deposits among the western ranges of the Tian Shan mountain system. The furthest point reached by Professor Davis was Lake Issikkul in North-Eastern Turkestan, whence he returned through Western Siberia and St. Petersburg. Mr. Ellsworth Huntington, for-two years a graduate student, accompanied Professor Davis as Carnegie Research Assistant and remains in Asia to continue the studies begun last summer...