. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 128 AUSTRALASIA. gradually diminishing in extent, their muddy banks steadily advancing towards the central parts, which Karl Bock found to be still over 80 feet deep. Below the region of lakes, which are connected by narrow channels in an endless laby- rinthic system, the Mahakkam, after re-uniting with iU chief affluent, continues its windino- southerly course between low ranges of carboniferous hills. But beyond an Fig. 47.—Baeito Delta. Scale 1 : , Depths. 0 to 32 Feet. 32 to 80 Feet. SO Feet and upwards. 60 Miles. abrupt bend to the
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 128 AUSTRALASIA. gradually diminishing in extent, their muddy banks steadily advancing towards the central parts, which Karl Bock found to be still over 80 feet deep. Below the region of lakes, which are connected by narrow channels in an endless laby- rinthic system, the Mahakkam, after re-uniting with iU chief affluent, continues its windino- southerly course between low ranges of carboniferous hills. But beyond an Fig. 47.—Baeito Delta. Scale 1 : , Depths. 0 to 32 Feet. 32 to 80 Feet. SO Feet and upwards. 60 Miles. abrupt bend to the east its two banks, diverging to a distance of one or two miles, acquire a completely alluvial character ; and here the nipa palm is the only arbo- rescent growth. Here also it becomes a tidal stream, flowing, so to say, beyond the mainland, and, like the Mississippi, ramifying into numerous " goose feet " amid the surrounding marine waters. An exceptional spring tide, some 5 or 6 feet. 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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