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 THE EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS.

 EUROPE.

 BY
 ÉLISÉE RECLUS.

 EDITED BY
 E. G. RAVENSTEIN, F.R.G.S., F.S.S., ETC.

 VOL. I.

 GREECE, TURKEY IN EUROPE, RUMANIA, SERVIA, MONTENEGRO,
 ITALY, SPAIN, AND PORTUGAL.

 [Illustration]

 _ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS AND MAPS._

 NEW YORK:
 D. APPLETON AND COMPANY,
 1, 3, AND 5 BOND STREET.
 1883.

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CONTENTS.


 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. . . 1


 EUROPE.

 I. GEOGRAPHICAL IMPORTANCE. . . 5

 II. EXTENT AND BOUNDARIES. . . 6

 III. NATURAL DIVISIONS AND MOUNTAINS. . . 9

 IV. THE MARITIME REGIONS. . . 13

 V. CLIMATE. . . 16

 VI. INHABITANTS. . . 18


 THE MEDITERRANEAN.

 I. HYDROLOGY. . . 23

 II. ANIMAL LIFE, FISHERIES, AND SALT-PANS. . . 28

 III. COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION. . . 31


