. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE CEIMEA. 443 times facilitated communication between the northern steppe and the south coast; hence this is one of the vital points of the peninsula.* On both sides of the range, and at its two extremities, igneous rocks have cropped out. They were formerly supposed to be serpentines of great age, but chemical analysis has shown that they are recent basalts, and of this material is composed Cape St. George, at the south-west extremity of the peninsula. The subterranean action felt from time to time on both sides of the Strait of Yeni- Kaleh occ
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE CEIMEA. 443 times facilitated communication between the northern steppe and the south coast; hence this is one of the vital points of the peninsula.* On both sides of the range, and at its two extremities, igneous rocks have cropped out. They were formerly supposed to be serpentines of great age, but chemical analysis has shown that they are recent basalts, and of this material is composed Cape St. George, at the south-west extremity of the peninsula. The subterranean action felt from time to time on both sides of the Strait of Yeni- Kaleh occurs precisely on the common axis of the Crimean and Caucasus ranges. Fig. 234.—ChatÎh Dagh and Neighkouuing Yaïlas. Pcaie 1 : 355,000. 52" 32''I3 C of p. >Vft'g»3MJI,'T'J \-^' j-^-^'^ç^2F^rnrr v\\%. Depth undLr 27 fathoms. 27 Fathoms and beyond. Thermal and naphtha springs, and mud volcanoes like the Sicilian maccahhe, still occur here and there in the hilly district about Kertch ; but vast argillaceous beds of igneous origin show that these mud volcanoes were formerly far more active than at present. Those of Bulganak, some 4 miles north of Kertch, are still the most violent, and whenever the state of the mud allows them to be approached, vapour bubbles may be seen projecting the ooze several inches above the craters. According to the greater or less fluidity of the substances * Chief summits of the Crimean range, according to Parrot and Engelliardt :—Chatir Dogh, 5,450 feet; Babugan Yaila, 5,430 feet; Aï Vassilem, 5,340 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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