. The earth and its inhabitants .. . West op (jreenwick 82°30 Depths. Oto3 Feet. 3 to 16 Feet. 16 Feet and upwards. 18 Miles. separated by a tortuous passage, half channel half swamp, which winds at a nearly uniform width for about 3 miles from west to east. This cienaga, or " marsh," as the Spaniards call it, is a rivière salée (" salt river ") analogous to that of Guadeloupe. Towards its eastern extremity a few rocky ledges flush with the water have been utilised to make a camino depiedras ("stone causeway") between the two sections of the island.

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