. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depths. 0 to 500 Fathoms. 500 to 1,(jOO Fathoms. 1,000 to 2,000 Fathoms. 2,000 Fathoms and upwards. 124 Miles. Hence Pichardo's estimate of 2,200 miles as the total length of the periphery can only be accepted in a general way, apart from the thousand creeks and inlets, and tbe outer lines of fringing reefs. On Esteban Pichardo's large map in twenty- two sheets, the contour, with all indentations, actually exceeds 6,800 miles. According to Coello the superficial area is 45,000, and, including the double Isle of Pines and the other islets on both sides, 47,0
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depths. 0 to 500 Fathoms. 500 to 1,(jOO Fathoms. 1,000 to 2,000 Fathoms. 2,000 Fathoms and upwards. 124 Miles. Hence Pichardo's estimate of 2,200 miles as the total length of the periphery can only be accepted in a general way, apart from the thousand creeks and inlets, and tbe outer lines of fringing reefs. On Esteban Pichardo's large map in twenty- two sheets, the contour, with all indentations, actually exceeds 6,800 miles. According to Coello the superficial area is 45,000, and, including the double Isle of Pines and the other islets on both sides, 47,000 square miles. In other words, Cuba is nearly equal in size to all the rest of the West India islands ; it is larger than Portugal, and nearly one-fourth the size of the mother country.
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