. The earth and its inhabitants .. . c Depth mider 80 Feet. 80 Feet and upwards. .^ 10 Miles. the Embach escapes to Lake Peipus and the Narova. But another valley in the north-west corner, evidently a western continuation of that of the Embach, runs to the depression through which now flows the Fellin to the Pernau and Gulf of Riga. Esthonia was thus formerly separated by a continuous stream from the mainland. But, in consequence of the upheaval now going on, the outflow of the Virz-jarv westwards to the Gulf of Riga has been interrupted, and the lake itself is now 112 feet above sea-leve
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . c Depth mider 80 Feet. 80 Feet and upwards. .^ 10 Miles. the Embach escapes to Lake Peipus and the Narova. But another valley in the north-west corner, evidently a western continuation of that of the Embach, runs to the depression through which now flows the Fellin to the Pernau and Gulf of Riga. Esthonia was thus formerly separated by a continuous stream from the mainland. But, in consequence of the upheaval now going on, the outflow of the Virz-jarv westwards to the Gulf of Riga has been interrupted, and the lake itself is now 112 feet above sea-level. There w\as doubtless a time when Esthonia was an island, like those of Osel, Dago, Worms, Moon, now lying off its west coast between the Gulf of Riga and the Baltic. From their outlines, relief.
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