The international geography . bs. British Honduras. London, Gonzalez. Geografia de San Salvador, Sapper. Das Nordliche Brunswick, 1897. Mittelamerikanische Reisen und Studien aus den Jahren 1888 bis 1900. Brunswick, H. Keane. Central and South America. Vol. IL Central America and West Indies [Stanfords Compendium]. London, N. Bell. Tangweera [on the Indians of the Mosquito Coast]. London, Brigham. Guatemala, the Land of the Quetzal. London, 1887. CHAPTER XLII.—THE WEST INDIESI—GENERAL FEATURES By J. Rod WAY, Georgetown, D
The international geography . bs. British Honduras. London, Gonzalez. Geografia de San Salvador, Sapper. Das Nordliche Brunswick, 1897. Mittelamerikanische Reisen und Studien aus den Jahren 1888 bis 1900. Brunswick, H. Keane. Central and South America. Vol. IL Central America and West Indies [Stanfords Compendium]. London, N. Bell. Tangweera [on the Indians of the Mosquito Coast]. London, Brigham. Guatemala, the Land of the Quetzal. London, 1887. CHAPTER XLII.—THE WEST INDIESI—GENERAL FEATURES By J. Rod WAY, Georgetown, Demerara. Position and Structure.—The West Indian Islands extend as anatural breakwater in front of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico,from 27° N. off the coast of Florida to 10° N. near the shores of contain colonies of the Danes, French, Dutch, territories of theUnited States, and independent republics, but the United Kingdom holdsthe greater number of the islands. The islands vary in size from Cuba,. 85 80 7S 70 Fig. 374.—The West Indies. which is one-third larger than Ireland, to tiny rocks and keys (or cays) justrising above the sea. They differ also in geological structure ; some pro-bably once formed part of the continent, some are composed of volcanicrock, others only of coral. Most of them have central ridges of mountains,and many signs of active volcanoes may be seen in the Caribbees, whereeruptions and earthquakes are still experienced at intervals. Taken as awhole the islands appear to form a great mountain chain, similar to th« 791 792 The International Geography-Andes, but deeply submerged. Rushing mountain torrents are commonin all the islands ; their gullies, at one time nothing more than beds ofsand and pebbles, are at another full and overflowing. Rising from the deep blue sea, covered with rich green forests, andbathed in the splendour of tropical sunlight the rocky islands areexceedingly beautiful. In sailing or steaming along from
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