"Northeasterly" Quotes from Famous Books
... little to the northeast of Ben Nevis, lies the valley of Glen Roy, a winding valley trending in a northeasterly direction, and some ten miles in length. Across the mouth of this valley, at right angles with it, runs the valley of Glen Spean, trending from east to west, Glen Roy thus opening directly at its southern extremity into Glen Spean. Around the walls of the Glen Roy valley run three ... — The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 • Various
... rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds ... — The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... a northeasterly direction, and as we went through Florence the skies were crimson with great fires, burning in all directions. We were told these were cotton and military stores being destroyed in anticipation of a visit from, a ... — Andersonville, complete • John McElroy |