The cruise of Her Majesty's ship "Challenger" : voyages over many seas, scenes in many lands . were made about theislands. To the geologist, particularly, the exa-mination and phenomena of the sand glacier wereexceedingly interesting. It appears that the finecoral debris which surrounds the shore is caught atcertain exposed parts of the coast by the prevailingwinds, and so blown into heaps more than 30 feetin height. We were informed that on some parts ofthe southern shore, where deep valleys once existed,level plains are now to be seen. And this is stillgoing on, overwhelming gardens, houses,
The cruise of Her Majesty's ship "Challenger" : voyages over many seas, scenes in many lands . were made about theislands. To the geologist, particularly, the exa-mination and phenomena of the sand glacier wereexceedingly interesting. It appears that the finecoral debris which surrounds the shore is caught atcertain exposed parts of the coast by the prevailingwinds, and so blown into heaps more than 30 feetin height. We were informed that on some parts ofthe southern shore, where deep valleys once existed,level plains are now to be seen. And this is stillgoing on, overwhelming gardens, houses, and planta-tions in its way, and but few attempts appear to bemade to stay its progress. In some places where these great heaps of sand THE SAND GLACIER. 77 had accumulated and hardened by the action of rainand other processes (by which this coral sand isconverted into limestone), were to be seen rocks ofthe most irregular and fantastic shape, forming manyof those remarkable caves which are, in most cases,covered with luxuriant vegetation, and add so muchto the interest of these NATIVES OF SANTIAGO, CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS. CHAPTER Y. Bermuda to the Azores, Cape de Verde, St. Pauls Eocks, Fer-nando Noronha, Bahia, Tristan dAcunha, and the Cape ofGood Hope. Leave Bermuda—Sounding round the reefs—Commence another pection across the Atlantic to the Azores— * nehor off Horfa, Fayal—Fayal to St. Michaels—The gardens—Foliage scenery—Lake ofthe Seven Cities—Public buildings and stree+s—Leave the Azores—Arrive at Madeira—Short stay there in consequence of epidemic—Section commenced across the Atlantic to the coast of Africa— LEAVE BERMUDA. 79 Palma, one of the Canary Islands, in sight—Sounding and dredg-ing—Cape de Verde Islands in sight—Anchor of Porto Grande-Survey the anchorage—The town and adjacent scenery—Leavefor Santiago—Anchor off Porto Pray a—The town—Its natives—Dredging for pink coral—Proceed towards the African coast—
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