. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ICELAND. 37 The plain of the geysers was formerly a fiord, whose outlines may still be traced. North of the Yestmann Isles not only have the fiords been effaced which at one time penetrated far inland, but the alluvium washed down by the torrents has even been carried seaward beyond the normal limits of the coast, where it has formed a crescent-shaped delta 30 miles long. The distance separating the basaltic Fig. 16.—The SIakkarfljot Delta. Scile 1 : Depth tinder 55 Fathoms. IC Miles. Testm:mn Isles from the nearest rocky masses of the i
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ICELAND. 37 The plain of the geysers was formerly a fiord, whose outlines may still be traced. North of the Yestmann Isles not only have the fiords been effaced which at one time penetrated far inland, but the alluvium washed down by the torrents has even been carried seaward beyond the normal limits of the coast, where it has formed a crescent-shaped delta 30 miles long. The distance separating the basaltic Fig. 16.—The SIakkarfljot Delta. Scile 1 : Depth tinder 55 Fathoms. IC Miles. Testm:mn Isles from the nearest rocky masses of the interior has thus been reduced by one-half. It is remarkable that this delta, which might be taken for the creation of a large river, stretching as it does in one direction towards the islands, and in the other extending to the J^jorsa estuary, has been entirely produced by a little rivulet called 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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