The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita293recl Year: 1893 382 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. easily forded. At this time tlie Chilian cattle-dealers, who follow its rectilinear valley, often utilise the portion of its sandy bed left dry by the subsiding current. The Colorado, or ' Red,' so named from the argillaceous sediment rig. 156.—Lower Colorado and Rio Xegro. Scale 1 ; 3,000,000. vVest or ureenvvicn OtolO Fathoms. Deptha. 10 to 25 Fathoms. 25 Fathoms and upwards. 75 Miles. contained in its waters, not only reaches the sea throughout the year, but even
The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita293recl Year: 1893 382 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. easily forded. At this time tlie Chilian cattle-dealers, who follow its rectilinear valley, often utilise the portion of its sandy bed left dry by the subsiding current. The Colorado, or ' Red,' so named from the argillaceous sediment rig. 156.—Lower Colorado and Rio Xegro. Scale 1 ; 3,000,000. vVest or ureenvvicn OtolO Fathoms. Deptha. 10 to 25 Fathoms. 25 Fathoms and upwards. 75 Miles. contained in its waters, not only reaches the sea throughout the year, but even forms a delta with two branches, both of which are navigable by small craft. The Rio Negko. The Rio Negro, largest of all the Patagonian watercourses and natural i)artino--line between two distinct floras and faunas, runs parallel with the Colorado throughout the whole of its eastern section, where it receives no tributaries from any quarter. But its upper basin comprises a mountainous region
Size: 1461px × 1369px
Photo credit: © Bookworm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: archive, book, drawing, historical, history, illustration, image, page, picture, print, reference, vintage
