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THIS volume of the Royal Geographical Society's Journal contains several papers of exceptional interest, among them being Mr. W. L. Sclater's final contribution on the geographical distribution of mammals; a paper on the formation of sand-dunes, by Mr. Vaughan Cornish; Sir Martin Conway's account of his Spitsbergen expedition; two years travel in Uganda, Unyoro, and on the Upper Nile, by Lieut. C. F. S. Vandeleur; Dr. Nansen's statement of the results of his arctic expedition, and his views on the north polar problem; and a paper by the president, Sir Clements Markham, on the voyages of John Cabot. In addition to these papers, the monthly record and a number of special articles furnish a store of interesting information on geographical progress in its widest sense. Large coloured maps and other illustrations accompany the papers, and assist in making the volume valuable.
The Geographical Journal.
Vol. ix. January to June 1897. Pp. viii + 748. (London: The Royal Geographical Society; Edward Stanford, 1897.)
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The Geographical Journal. Nature 56, 292 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/056292b0
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