. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 150 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. receives the Eio Muudaha, while the Manguaba lagoon farther south is fed by one of the numerous streams bearing the general name of Parahyba. Here the pleasant town of Maceio with its suburb of Juragua is shaded with groves and avenues in which are intermingled the African date with the Indian coconut palm. Unfortunately the harbour, though protected from the east and north winds, is exposed to the southern gales, during the prevalence of which the shipping has to take refuge farther east in the roadstead of Pajussara un
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 150 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. receives the Eio Muudaha, while the Manguaba lagoon farther south is fed by one of the numerous streams bearing the general name of Parahyba. Here the pleasant town of Maceio with its suburb of Juragua is shaded with groves and avenues in which are intermingled the African date with the Indian coconut palm. Unfortunately the harbour, though protected from the east and north winds, is exposed to the southern gales, during the prevalence of which the shipping has to take refuge farther east in the roadstead of Pajussara under the shelter of the Foil fa Verde and a chain of reefs. Cotton, sugar, and caju wine are Fig. .58.âMaceio and its Roadstead. Scale 1 : 6^,000. . -, MACEIO Paijucarâ^,.--âââ,ââ^;_^^.^ . ; .. 38°5' West oF Gr 38°3' Depths. 0 to 16 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. 2,200 Yards. amongst the exports. Maceio receives much of its supplies from the railway which runs north-westwards up the Mundahu valley to Unià o, one of the numerous places which during the Empire bore the name of Imperairiz in honour of the " Empress " of Brazil. The Rio Parahyba valley, which is disposed south-east parallel with that of the Mundahu and connected with it by a branch line, abounds in sugar planta- tions in the municipalities of Victoria, Villa Viçosa (formerly Assemhka), Atalaia, Pilar, and Alagoas. The last-mentioned, which was capital of the State till 1839, stands near the southern extremity of the Manguaba lagoon. It is much less. 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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