. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Sommerein ^ o -ja) ^ % ^^ iZ^gO' the Lake of Geneva (see vol. ii. p. 423). The average depth of the Balaton amounts to 20 feet, and near the extinct volcano of Tihany, where it is deepest, it does not exceed 150 feet. The lake is drained by the Si6, a small river flowing to the Danube. The Komans first attempted to drain the lake, and since 1825, in which year the work was resumed, 490 square miles of swamp have been gained to cultivation. The lake itself has shrunk, for its level has fallen 39 inches. Unfortunately the fine sand which covers the par
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Sommerein ^ o -ja) ^ % ^^ iZ^gO' the Lake of Geneva (see vol. ii. p. 423). The average depth of the Balaton amounts to 20 feet, and near the extinct volcano of Tihany, where it is deepest, it does not exceed 150 feet. The lake is drained by the Si6, a small river flowing to the Danube. The Komans first attempted to drain the lake, and since 1825, in which year the work was resumed, 490 square miles of swamp have been gained to cultivation. The lake itself has shrunk, for its level has fallen 39 inches. Unfortunately the fine sand which covers the parts of its bed now exposed is carried by the wind far into the country. A species of perch, known as foyas, is caught in the lake, and highly valued for its flesh.* The Lake of Neusiedl lies in the plain bounded by the heights of the Leitha and the Balcony. If it were not for the hills which shelter this lake on the west, * Altitude of Lake Balaton, 426 feet; average area, 266 square miles; contents, about 6,320,000,000 tons of water.
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