. The earth and its inhabitants ... CHAPTER IL ANTILLES OF THE VENEZUELAN SEABOAED. I.—Tobago, Trinidad, Margarita, Leeward Group. HE islands lying in proximity to the Venezuelan coast, and usuallygrouped with the Antilles, are not to be regarded as all belongingto the same formation. They are, in fact, of diverse origin, andTobago, easternmost of the series and geographically harmonisingbest with the West Indies proper, is yet invisible from Grenada,the nearest member of that system. The two islands are also separated by greatoceanic depths, while the waters shoal gradually from Tobago toward
. The earth and its inhabitants ... CHAPTER IL ANTILLES OF THE VENEZUELAN SEABOAED. I.—Tobago, Trinidad, Margarita, Leeward Group. HE islands lying in proximity to the Venezuelan coast, and usuallygrouped with the Antilles, are not to be regarded as all belongingto the same formation. They are, in fact, of diverse origin, andTobago, easternmost of the series and geographically harmonisingbest with the West Indies proper, is yet invisible from Grenada,the nearest member of that system. The two islands are also separated by greatoceanic depths, while the waters shoal gradually from Tobago towards the island is also disposed south-west and uorth-east, nearly in a line with theheights of Trinidad. Trinidad itself is obviously a mere fragment detached from the continent b}^ adisturbance of comparatively recent date in geological time. Margarita and neigh-bouring islets constitute, on the other hand, the remains of a mountain range whichformerly ran parallel with the Cumana (Cariaco) peninsula. Lastly Tortuga,
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