The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita291recl Year: 1891 456 MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES. island of Dominica. The British possessions, more numerous and collectivelj'' more extensive than the French, form two main groups in the northern and southern sections of the chain, besides the just-mentioned Dominica, whose central position between Guadeloupe and Martinique makes it the most vital Fig. 218.—St. Kitts. Scale 1: 430,000. OtolO Fathoms. T)ppths. 101-, 50 Fathoms. 50 Fathoms and upwards. 6 Miles. strategic point of this insular world. A
The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita291recl Year: 1891 456 MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES. island of Dominica. The British possessions, more numerous and collectivelj'' more extensive than the French, form two main groups in the northern and southern sections of the chain, besides the just-mentioned Dominica, whose central position between Guadeloupe and Martinique makes it the most vital Fig. 218.—St. Kitts. Scale 1: 430,000. OtolO Fathoms. T)ppths. 101-, 50 Fathoms. 50 Fathoms and upwards. 6 Miles. strategic point of this insular world. A small group in the north'West over against the Virgin archipelago belongs to Holland, but all the rest are British. Physical Features. The system of the Lesser Antilles does not form a single line, but two per- fectly distinct chains. Of these the more important is that which extends from Saba and St. Eustatius to Grenada, developing a curve of about 370 miles.
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