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Word: inlet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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...interested Dr. Remington Kellogg, whale authority of the National Museum, Washington. Because early whale bones have been found up the St. Lawrence River near Lake Ontario, scientists have thought that the St. Lawrence region was once a part of the ocean. The new discovery extends this old-time ocean inlet even farther, taking in the entire Great Lakes region. Said Dr. Kellogg: "It's a cinch they [whales] didn't climb Niagara Falls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Diggers | 11/10/1930 | See Source »

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