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Zva. The capital of the preceding canton, standson the lake of Zug, twenty-nine miles south of Zurich.It has a population of about 2000 persons.

Zurich. A canton in the north of Switzerland,having that of Thurgau to the east, and that of Aargauto the west. Its area, which rather exceeds 950square miles, is somewhat smaller than the averagesize of an English county. The hills, which do notrise above 3200 feet, are separated by beautiful val-leys and lakes. Rich pastures and extensive orchardsmeet the eye of the traveller in every direction. Thecattle are in general of a good breed. Wine also iscultivated ; the quality, in certain tracts of favourableexposure, is good ; but in general it is thin and sharp.The manufactures are mostly carried on by weaversin their own houses, to which are attached patches ofland. The fabrics are chiefly cotton and light silkstuffs, linen, woollen, and leather. Corn is imported,the produce being inadequate to the consumption.Zurich, the capital of the above canton, stands on theriver Limmat, at the northern extremity of the lake of

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Zurich, and has a population of about 12,000 persons.

Zurich. A lake of Switzerland, extending in theform of a crescent, chiefly through the canton ofZurich, but partly also between those of Schweitz andSt. Gall. It is divided into the Upper and Lowerwaters by the strait at Rapperschwyl, which is crossedby a long wooden bridge. This lake, without rival-ling those of Geneva or Lucerne in awful sublimityof scenery, is still one of the finest in Europe, beingsurrounded by a populous and well-cultivated country,and the prospects on its banks being richly varied.

Zuyder-zee. An inland sea, or gulf of the Ger-man Ocean, which was at one time much more cir-cumscribed in its dimensions, and less celebrated forthe turbulence of its waters than at the presentperiod. Indeed, there is little doubt but what theislands of the Texel, Vlieland, &c., once formed afirm barrier against the ceaseless dashings of theocean, but the sea having made a path throughthese impediments, threw' the whole open to theinroads of the German Ocean.

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