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government to accommodate the traffic of the Tehuantepec railway. It is formed by the construction of two breakwaters, the western 3260 ft. and the eastern 190o ft. See also:

long, which See also:

CURVE (Lat. curvus, bent)

curve toward each other at their See also:

OUTER

outer extremities and leave an entrance 635 ft. wide. The enclosed space is divided into an outer and inner harbour by a See also:

double See also:

LINE

line of quays wide enough to carry six See also:

GREAT

great warehouses with electric See also:

CRANES (so called from the resemblance to the long neck of the bird, cf. Gr. 'y pavor, Fr. grue)

cranes on both sides and a number of railway tracks. Connected with the new port See also:

WORKS

works is one of the largest dry docks in the See also:

WORLD

world—610 ft. long and 89 ft. wide, with a See also:

DEPTH

depth of 28 ft. on its See also:

sill at See also:

low See also:

WATER

water. The works were planned to handle an immense See also:

VOLUME

volume of transcontinental See also:

FREIGHT, (pronounced like " weight "; derived from the Dutch vracht or vrecht, in Fr. fret, the Eng. " fraught " being the same word, and formerly used for the same thing, but now only as an adjective= " laden ")

freight, and before they were finished four steamship lines had arranged See also:

REGULAR

regular calls at Salina Cruz; this number has since been largely increased.

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