THE 



NationaC 



Geographic 

 Magazine 



Vol. XII NOVEMBER, igoi No. ii 



CONTENTS 



THE SEX, NATIVITY, AND COLOR OF THE PEOPLE OF page 

 THE UNITED STATES. ILLUSTRATED . . , . , 381 



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 A REMARKABLE SALT DEPOSIT. ILLUSTRATED .... 391 



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 SVEN HEDIN'S EXPLORATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA « 393 



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 RECENT DISCOVERIES IN EGYPT ........ 30 



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KOblAK, NOT KADIAK ......... 397 



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ORIGIN OF THE NAME "CAPE NOME " ..... 398 



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 GEOGRAPHIC NOTES , 399 



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 GEOGRAPHIC LITERATURE ........ 409 



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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY . . , , , 411 



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