. The wonders of the great deep, or, The physical, animal, geological, and vegetable curiosities of the ocean . Ocean; Marine animals; Marine plants. THE INDIAN OCEAN. 345 momena, waterspouts. These are, perhaps, the most majestic of all those "works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep," which they behold who " go down to the sea in ; They frequently appear as perpendicular columns, apparently of many hun- dred feet in height, and three feet or more in dia- meter, reaching from the surface of the sea to the elouds. The edge of the pillar is perfectly clean and we


. The wonders of the great deep, or, The physical, animal, geological, and vegetable curiosities of the ocean . Ocean; Marine animals; Marine plants. THE INDIAN OCEAN. 345 momena, waterspouts. These are, perhaps, the most majestic of all those "works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep," which they behold who " go down to the sea in ; They frequently appear as perpendicular columns, apparently of many hun- dred feet in height, and three feet or more in dia- meter, reaching from the surface of the sea to the elouds. The edge of the pillar is perfectly clean and well-defined, and the effect has been compared to a column of frosted glass. A series of spiral. Waterspouts. lines run around it, and the whole has a rapid spiral motion, which is very apparent, though it is not always easy to determine whether it is an ascending or descending line. Generally, the body of clouds. 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. New York : J. W. Lovell


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