Principles of Geology: Or, the Modern Changes of the Earth And Its ..., volume 2
Principles of Geology: Or, the Modern Changes of the Earth And Its ..., volume 2
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697) a naval officer relates that, as he returned firom China by the eastern passage, he fell in, among the MolnocaSy with several small floating islands of this kind, covered with mangrove-trees interwoven with underwood. The trees and shrubs retained their verdure, receiving nourishment from a stratum of soil which formed a white beach round the margin of each raft, where it was exposed to the washing of the waves and the rays of the sun. The occurrence of soil in such situa- tions may easily... be explained ; for all the natural bridges of timber which occasionally connect the islands of the Granges, Mississippi, and other rivers, with their banks, are exposed to floods of water, densely charged with sediment.
The late Admiral W. H. Smyth informed me, that, when cruising in the Comwallis amidst the Philippine Islands, he saw more than once, after those dreadful hurricanes caUed typhoons, floating masses of wood, with trees growing upon tiiem. Ships have sometimes been in imminent peril, as these islands were often mistaken for terra firma, when, in fact, they were in rapid motion.
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697) a naval officer relates that, as he returned firom China by the eastern passage, he fell in, among the MolnocaSy with several small floating islands of this kind, covered with mangrove-trees interwoven with underwood. The trees and shrubs retained their verdure, receiving nourishment from a stratum of soil which formed a white beach round the margin of each raft, where it was exposed to the washing of the waves and the rays of the sun. The occurrence of soil in such situa- tions may easily... be explained ; for all the natural bridges of timber which occasionally connect the islands of the Granges, Mississippi, and other rivers, with their banks, are exposed to floods of water, densely charged with sediment.
The late Admiral W. H. Smyth informed me, that, when cruising in the Comwallis amidst the Philippine Islands, he saw more than once, after those dreadful hurricanes caUed typhoons, floating masses of wood, with trees growing upon tiiem. Ships have sometimes been in imminent peril, as these islands were often mistaken for terra firma, when, in fact, they were in rapid motion.
What to read after Principles of Geology: Or, the Modern Changes of the Earth And Its ..., volume 2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 to read onlineMoreLess
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