. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 56 SCANDINAVIA. Of all the Baltic islands Bornholm presents the most geometrical outlines, consisting of a parallelogram 15 miles by 12, and sloping gently northwards. The granitic plateau is covered with a thin layer of humus, where nothing formerly grew except heather. But it has latterly been extensively planted, and the Rytterknegten, or culminating point, 512 feet high, is now surrounded by woodlands. At the northern extremity of the island Cape Hammeren is almost Fis -Helliodommen Rocks, North Coast, entirely detached from the la
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 56 SCANDINAVIA. Of all the Baltic islands Bornholm presents the most geometrical outlines, consisting of a parallelogram 15 miles by 12, and sloping gently northwards. The granitic plateau is covered with a thin layer of humus, where nothing formerly grew except heather. But it has latterly been extensively planted, and the Rytterknegten, or culminating point, 512 feet high, is now surrounded by woodlands. At the northern extremity of the island Cape Hammeren is almost Fis -Helliodommen Rocks, North Coast, entirely detached from the land by an isthmus, on which is a deep lake that the people of Allinge proposed to convert into a harbour of refuge. But the project was abandoned in consequence of the formidable obstacle presented by the granite shores of the lake. Just south of this spot are the vast ruins of Hammershuus, the former residence of the governors, and on the headland itself there now stands one of the most important lighthouses in the 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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