. The beauties of nature and the wonders of the world we live in. Natural history; Physical geography; Astronomy. IX THE SEA 359 tlie relation of planets to the sun; as, for instance, the Cape de Verde Islands to Africa, Ceylon to India, or Tasmania to Australia. Secondly, Volcanic islands; and Thirdly, Those which owe their origin to the growth of Coral Fig. 49. —Whitsunday Island. Coral islands are especially numerous in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where there are innumerable islets, in the form of rings, or which together form rings, the rings them- selves being sometimes made up
. The beauties of nature and the wonders of the world we live in. Natural history; Physical geography; Astronomy. IX THE SEA 359 tlie relation of planets to the sun; as, for instance, the Cape de Verde Islands to Africa, Ceylon to India, or Tasmania to Australia. Secondly, Volcanic islands; and Thirdly, Those which owe their origin to the growth of Coral Fig. 49. —Whitsunday Island. Coral islands are especially numerous in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where there are innumerable islets, in the form of rings, or which together form rings, the rings them- selves being sometimes made up of ringlets. These "atolls" contain a circular basin of yellowish green, clear, shallow water, while outside is the dark blue deep water of the Ocean. The islands'themselves are quite low, with a beach of white sand rising but a few. 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 Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913. New York, London, Macmillan and Co.
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