. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. CLIMATE OF PANAMA, 019 Those in the vast semicircular Gulf of Panama also rest, like tlie isthmus itself, on a marine bed less than 25 fathoms deep. Here the larger islands form with over 100 islets the so-called Pearl Archipelago, although their pearl fisheries have long been exhausted. Climate. The climate of the province of Panama presents some slight transitions between those of the north-western isthmuses and the neighbouring South American continent. The mean annual temperature of 78° to 80'^ Fahr. is some- what higher on the xVtlantic side,
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. CLIMATE OF PANAMA, 019 Those in the vast semicircular Gulf of Panama also rest, like tlie isthmus itself, on a marine bed less than 25 fathoms deep. Here the larger islands form with over 100 islets the so-called Pearl Archipelago, although their pearl fisheries have long been exhausted. Climate. The climate of the province of Panama presents some slight transitions between those of the north-western isthmuses and the neighbouring South American continent. The mean annual temperature of 78° to 80'^ Fahr. is some- what higher on the xVtlantic side, which is due to the warmer marine currents of Fig. 144.—Gulf of Panama. Scale 1 ; 3,5ou, v. â West oF Greenwich 80° 78- Deplhs. OtolO Fathoms. 10 to 50 Fathoms. 50 to 5(X) Fathoms. 500 Fathoms and upwaids. 60 Miles. the Caribbean Sea. But throughout the year the extreme range of temperature never exceeds 30°, the limits being 65° and 95° Fahr. Under the influence of the neighbouring continent the prevailing trade winds set regularly rather from the north than the north-east. They daily increase in force with the heat of the sun, then gradually fall, and often leave the nights perfectly calm. Between May and November these northern currents are replaced by the vcndavales, or south-eastern monsoons. The Atlantic seaboard is exposed to the sudden squalls which are so dangerous to shipping in the Gulf of Mexico. The isthmian region is also occasionally visited by cj^clones, such as that of October, 1865, which swept over Colon, the. 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 Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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