INDEX TO GEOGRAPHY. 



Queen Charlotte islands, 120. 

 Quito, 115. 



Railroads, the, of central Europe, 89-93. 



Reuss, the principality of, 88. 



Rhenish mountains, the, 6. 



Rhine, province of the, 83. 



Rio de la Plata, the United States of the, 117. 



Rivers, the principal, of Europe, 7, 8 ; of Asia, 

 11 ; of Africa, 14, 15 ; of America, 18, 19 ; of 

 Australasia, 20. 



Rocky mountains, the, 17. 



Rome, general description and topography of, 

 152-154. 



Roman empire, subdivisions, dioceses, provinces, 

 and principal towns of, as it existed under Con- 

 stantine the Great, 24-32 ; downfall of, 32. 



Russia, extent, area, and boundaries of, 69 ; moun- 

 tain ranges of, ib. ; principal rivers and lakes 

 of, 69, 70 ; climate and products of, 70 ; popu- 

 lation of, and various races inhabiting, ib. ; re- 

 ligion, education, and principal occupations of 

 the Russians, 70, 71 ; form of government, 71 ; 

 political divisions and dependencies of, 71, 72 ; 

 railroads in, 93 ; Russia in Asia, 94 ; Russia in 

 America, 108, 109. 



Sahara, the, or great desert, and its principal 

 oases, 103. 



Salzburg, the duchy of, 81. 



Samoa, the, or Sailor's group of islands, 121. 



San Marino, the republic of, position, population, 

 and area, &-c., of, 78. 



Sandwich islands, the, 122. 



Saragossa, general description and topography of, 

 159, 160. 



Sardinia, the kingdom of, extent, form of govern- 

 ment, divisions, and principal towns of, 77. 



Satarah, 100. 



Saxe-Altenburg, the duchy of, 88. 



Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the duchy of, 87. 



Saxe-Meiningen, the duchy of, 87. 



Saxe- Weimar-Eisenach, the grand duchy of, 87. 



Saxony, the kingdom of, 83, 86 ; railroads in, 90. 



Scandinavia, extent, area, and boundaries of, 67 ; 

 mountains, rivers, lakes, &c., of, ib., and see p. 

 6 ; climate of, ib. ; products of, ib. ; population 

 of, 68 ; state of religion and education in, ib. ; 

 political condition, revenues, and army and navy 

 of, ib. ; subdivisions of, 68, 69. 



Schaumburg-Lippe, the principality of, 88. 



Schleswig, the duchy of, 66. 



Schcenos, the Egyptian, length of the, 23. 



Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the principality of, 88. 



Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, the principality of, 

 88. 



Scinde, the district of, 99. 



Scotland, area and population of, 64 ; geographi- 

 cal and political divisions of, ib. 



Seas, the principal, of Europe, 4; of Asia, 10; 

 of America, 16. 



Sechelles, the, or Mahe islands, 107. 



Senegambia, principal tribes and settlements on 

 the coast of, 104. 



Siam, 100. 



Siberia, 72, 94. 



Sicily, the kingdom of, population and principal 

 divisions of, 79. 



Siebenbiirgen, the grand principality of, 81. 



Sierra Leone, district of, 104. 



Silesia, the duchy of, 81, 83. 



Singapore, 100. 



Slavonia, 81. 



Society islands, the, 121. 



Socotora, the island of, 106, 107. 



Solomon's islands, 120. 



Soudan, estimated area of, and principal king- 

 doms as far as known, 105. 



Spain, extent and boundaries of, 50 ; nature of the 

 surface and principal mountains of, 5, 50, 51 ; 

 chief rivers of, with their branches, 51 ; climate 

 and products of, ib. ; population, ib. ; form of 

 government, 51, 52 ; revenues and army and 

 navy, 52 ; provinces and principal cities of, with 

 their population, 52, 53 ; colonies of^ 53. 



Spitzbergen, the islands of, 108. 



St. Domingo, 114. 



St. Helena, the island of, 107. 



St. Petersburg, general description and topography 

 of, 135-138. 



St. Vincent, 114. 



Stadium, length of the, 23. 



Stockholm, general description and topography 

 of, 162, 163. 



Strabo, map of the world according to, described, 

 22, 23. 



Styria, the duchy of, 81. 



Sulu islands, the, 101. 



Sunda islands, the 101. 



Sweden. See Scandinavia. 



Switzerland, extent and boundaries of, 56 ; moun- 

 tain system of, with the principal peaks, 56, 57 ; 

 rivers and lakes of, 57 ; climate and products 

 of, ib. ; population, religion, and political con- 

 dition of, ib. ; areas of .the several cantons of, 

 with their chief towns and their several popu- 

 lations, 57, 58 ; railroads in, 92. 



Syria, provinces and towns of, in the time of Con- 

 stantine, 31 ; modern, 94. 



Tartary, 96. 



Terra del Fuego, 118. 



Thibet, 98. 



Thracia, provinces and towns of, in the time of 

 Constantine, 29. 



Tobago, 114. 



Tonga islands, the 121. 



Tonquin, 100. 



Travancore, 100. 



Trinidad, 114. 



Tripoli, area, population, and dependencies of, 

 102. 



Tristan d'Acunha, 107. 



Tunis, area, population, and principal towns of, 

 102. 



Turkestan, or Turan, or Tartary, 96. 



Turkey, extent and boundaries of, 72 ; mountains 

 of, ib. ; rivers of, 72, 73 ; climate and principal 

 products of, 73 ; population and form of go- 

 vernment, ib. ; eyalets or provinces and vassal 

 states of, 73, 74 ; Turkey in Asia, 74, 94 ; 

 islands belonging to, 94, 



Tuscany, the grand duchy of, position, area, form 

 of government, and principal divisions of, 78. 



Two Sicilies, the kingdom of the, population, 

 area, form of government, &lc., of, 78, 79 ; 

 principal divisions of, with their chief cities, 

 &>c., 79. 



Tyrol, the, 81. 



Ukraine, the, 71. 



United States, the, of America, extent, bounda- 

 ries, and area of, 109, 110; population, reli- 

 gious denominations, and form of government 



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