. Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Scientific expeditions. 48 SCIENTIFIC 8URVJJY OF PORTO RICO lies between the iiifaciiig cuesta of the coastal plain on the northern and the mountainous region to the south. It is best defuied at Corozal (Fig. T) and to the west. Eastward it broadens as the limestone cuesta wedges out, until south of Bayamon it is represented by a broad expanse of rolling country, extending soutlnvard past Guaynabo and merging gradually into the interior mountain. Its topographic development is more tban tliat of the interior mountains, that is, its stag
. Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Scientific expeditions. 48 SCIENTIFIC 8URVJJY OF PORTO RICO lies between the iiifaciiig cuesta of the coastal plain on the northern and the mountainous region to the south. It is best defuied at Corozal (Fig. T) and to the west. Eastward it broadens as the limestone cuesta wedges out, until south of Bayamon it is represented by a broad expanse of rolling country, extending soutlnvard past Guaynabo and merging gradually into the interior mountain. Its topographic development is more tban tliat of the interior mountains, that is, its stage of development is late maturity, with mature streams crossing it in broad and often meandering courses. THE INTEIUOR MOUNTAINOUS ]n:Gl()N South of the inner lowlands the topograpby of the San Juan District is typically mountainous. On approaching the island the rugged serrate. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Academy of Sciences. New York, : The Academy
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