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I. THE WEALTH OF THE ARID SOUTHWEST 4
II. THE GRAND CANYON OF THE COLORADO 27
III. YELLOWSTONE PARK 35
IV. TWO PREHISTORIC CEMETERIES--GIANT REPTILES
AND GIANT TREES 51
V. DEATH VALLEY 58
VI. THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE ANDES 67
VII. THE CZAR'S GREATER DOMAIN 82
VIII. THE MYSTIC HIGHLANDS OF ASIA 97
IX. THE PRIMAL HOME OF THE SARACEN 105
X. THE SAHARA 115
XI. POLAR REGIONS--THE CONQUEST OF THE ARCTIC 128
XII. POLAR REGIONS--ANTARCTICA 147
XIII. ICELAND, THE MAID OF THE NORTH 160
XIV. GREENLAND 170
XV. WHERE THE TWO GREAT OCEANS MEET 175
XVI. RECLAIMABLE SWAMP REGIONS 183
XVII. STRANGE ROCK FORMATIONS--NATURAL BRIDGES 190
XVIII. STRANGE ROCK FORMATIONS--TABLE MOUNTAIN OF CALIFORNIA 195
XIX. STRANGE ROCK FORMATIONS--GIBRALTAR 199
XX. THE BAKU OIL FIELDS 206
XXI. THE SOUTH AFRICAN DIAMOND FIELDS 211