. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. EIVERS. 101 amount of their rainfall. Thus, going northwards, the Ljusna, Ljungan, Indals, Angerman, Umea, Skellefteâ, Piteâ, Luleâ, Kalix, and Torneâ all discharge into the Gulf of Bothnia an equal volume of water, estimated at upwards of 70,000 cubic feet. The current of each is prolonged far into the sea, whose waters, however, Fig. 52.—The Tyki-fioud. Scale 1: 250, I0°10 10°20 £ of-G 5 Miles. are so slightly saline that the contrast is here scarcely noticed, which is at once detected at the mouths of the Gota and Glommen. The discharge of
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. EIVERS. 101 amount of their rainfall. Thus, going northwards, the Ljusna, Ljungan, Indals, Angerman, Umea, Skellefteâ, Piteâ, Luleâ, Kalix, and Torneâ all discharge into the Gulf of Bothnia an equal volume of water, estimated at upwards of 70,000 cubic feet. The current of each is prolonged far into the sea, whose waters, however, Fig. 52.—The Tyki-fioud. Scale 1: 250, I0°10 10°20 £ of-G 5 Miles. are so slightly saline that the contrast is here scarcely noticed, which is at once detected at the mouths of the Gota and Glommen. The discharge of the Scandinavian rivers is mostly better regulated than that of the continental streams, a result due to the lakes which are traversed in their course, and which equalise the floodings. At the end of April and in May the melting snows, and in autumn the heavy rains brought by the west winds, raise. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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