. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 282 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. Navigable Waterways. Meanwhile, in the absence of railways, except in the vicinity of Para, the Amazonian region depends entirely on its steamers to keep up its relations with the rest of the world. An English company, subsidised by the Brazilian Govern- ment, maintains a flotilla which plies on the Amazons between Para and Iquitos in Peru ; boats in connection with the main line also ascend the Jutahy, the Jurua, the Purus, and its Aquiri affluent in the heart of the rubber region. They also Fig. 122.—Navigable Waterway
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 282 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. Navigable Waterways. Meanwhile, in the absence of railways, except in the vicinity of Para, the Amazonian region depends entirely on its steamers to keep up its relations with the rest of the world. An English company, subsidised by the Brazilian Govern- ment, maintains a flotilla which plies on the Amazons between Para and Iquitos in Peru ; boats in connection with the main line also ascend the Jutahy, the Jurua, the Purus, and its Aquiri affluent in the heart of the rubber region. They also Fig. 122.—Navigable Waterways of Brazil. Scale 1 : 45,000, Ship Navigation. Boat Navigation. 1,250 Miles. visit the riverside ports of the Eio Negro, Madeira, Tapajoz, and Xingu, and ascend the Tocantins as far as the cataracts. In the rest of Brazil fluvial navigation is of secondary importance. Even that of the S. Francisco is interrupted by the great falls, which have not yet been turned by a canal to connect the lower and upper navigable reaches. But on the seaboard, lines of ocean steamers, rapidly replacing sailing vessels, keep open 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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