. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 4gM5' fe:v^^i:i^ Keclaimtd Lacd. â ^-^â.^^ââ. 2 Miles. It is studded even more than Sweden with lakes, ponds, pools, and swamps, and in the south, or as far north as Lake Uleâ, nearly half the surface is still under water. Since the retreat of the glaciers the river alluvia and veg-etation have been unable to fill in more than a very small portion of the lacustrine basins. Thanks to its hard gréinite, gneiss, and porphyry rocks, combined with the slight tilt of the land

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