. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Depth ÔI Fathoms 10 Miles. is inferior to Wilbelmsbafen, on tbe North Sea, only in one respect—it is some- times closed by ice. Eckernfôrde (4,993 inhabitants), to the north-west of Kiel, has an excellent roadstead, which is exposed, however, to easterly and north-easterly winds. Schles- u-ig (14,546 inhabitants), at the head of the fiord of the Schlei, has lost nearly the whole of its maritime trade, owing to the siltiug up of its harbour. In tbe Middle Ages the merchandise brought in ships to Scbleswig was thence carried over-

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