. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. PHYSICAL FEATUEES OF COSTA EICA. 297 no lavas during the historic period, although both Turialba and Irazu have dis- charged vast quantities of ashes, which, under the influence of the trade winds, have been deposited on their south-west slopes. The plateaux stretching south of the volcanic system, and eroded' on both. sides by running waters, formerly contained lakes in their cavities. The Alajuela, San José and Cartage depressions had also their lacustrine basins, which were gradually emptied by the erosion of the encircling walls. Earthquakes a
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. PHYSICAL FEATUEES OF COSTA EICA. 297 no lavas during the historic period, although both Turialba and Irazu have dis- charged vast quantities of ashes, which, under the influence of the trade winds, have been deposited on their south-west slopes. The plateaux stretching south of the volcanic system, and eroded' on both. sides by running waters, formerly contained lakes in their cavities. The Alajuela, San José and Cartage depressions had also their lacustrine basins, which were gradually emptied by the erosion of the encircling walls. Earthquakes are very frequent, but are seldom violent, and the vibrations. 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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