. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE KEELING ISLANDS. 55 coralline tower, slowly built up by the polyps as the base of the structure slowly subsided. Since the preparation of the first chart of the group, indications of upheaval have been observed The beach has been raised and enlarged, some of Fig. 19.—Keeling Islands. Scale 1 : 135, '96"50' Lcisb oh b'^eenwich 96°56' Depths. mm Sands and reefs ex- posed at low water. 0to64 Feet, 64 to 6,400 Feet. 6,400 Feet and upwards. 3 Miles. the channels have been closed, and lagoons formerly communicating with the open sea are no
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE KEELING ISLANDS. 55 coralline tower, slowly built up by the polyps as the base of the structure slowly subsided. Since the preparation of the first chart of the group, indications of upheaval have been observed The beach has been raised and enlarged, some of Fig. 19.—Keeling Islands. Scale 1 : 135, '96"50' Lcisb oh b'^eenwich 96°56' Depths. mm Sands and reefs ex- posed at low water. 0to64 Feet, 64 to 6,400 Feet. 6,400 Feet and upwards. 3 Miles. the channels have been closed, and lagoons formerly communicating with the open sea are now inaccessible to shipping. The atoll, which is interrupted by numerous breaches, and which opens out broadly towards the north, consists of some twenty elongated islets occupying at high water a total space of about six square miles. The only spontaneous growths. 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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