The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita293recl Year: 1893 EIVERS OF ARGENTINA. 377 over the hard bed of the estuaiy through the water reaching up to their axles. The superficial area of the estuary proper, which at the entrance is 60 miles wide, is estimated at about 5,000 square miles. Still more extensive is the outer gulf, which is limited on the north side by Cape Maldonado, and on the south by Cape San Antonio. From the observations on the marine temperature made by the Gazelle, it would appear that the Plateau Fig-. I,'ï2.—Argentine Scenery.—View
The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita293recl Year: 1893 EIVERS OF ARGENTINA. 377 over the hard bed of the estuaiy through the water reaching up to their axles. The superficial area of the estuary proper, which at the entrance is 60 miles wide, is estimated at about 5,000 square miles. Still more extensive is the outer gulf, which is limited on the north side by Cape Maldonado, and on the south by Cape San Antonio. From the observations on the marine temperature made by the Gazelle, it would appear that the Plateau Fig-. I,'ï2.—Argentine Scenery.—View taken opposite the Collon-Cura waters penetrate in the direction of the south as far as Cape Corrientes. Here they merge in two other liquid masses, one coming from the tropical regions, the other setting from the Pacific Ocean round Cape Horn. Despite buoys and lighthouses, the funnel-shaped Plate Estuary continues to be extremely dangerous to shipping. The short, chojjping seas charged with sands, the swift and shifting currents, the fierce squalls succeeding each other at
Size: 1642px × 1218px
Photo credit: © Bookworm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: archive, book, drawing, historical, history, illustration, image, page, picture, print, reference, vintage
