The answer is true.
If they're close they're steep
If they're far the slope will be gentle
The journals were based upon the field diaries that explorers were required to keep by the Colonial Office. The explorers' field diaries and journals were also of vital importance for the information they contained about possible economic benefits that could be derived from the land.
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That is because earth spins towards the east.
