. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE ABROLHOS EEEFS. 161 Between the Jequitiubonba and the Mucury, the coast is fringed at varying distances by a few clusters of coralline reefs, such as the Itacolumi, and the remarkable atoll encircling the Abrolhos, three granitic islets about 130 feet high. Near the Abrolhos is the dangei'ous Parcel atoll, scene of many a shipwreck. In these waters, some 40 square miles in extent, the coral reefs spring from the Fig. 63.—Abrolhos. Scale 1 : 500, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digita
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE ABROLHOS EEEFS. 161 Between the Jequitiubonba and the Mucury, the coast is fringed at varying distances by a few clusters of coralline reefs, such as the Itacolumi, and the remarkable atoll encircling the Abrolhos, three granitic islets about 130 feet high. Near the Abrolhos is the dangei'ous Parcel atoll, scene of many a shipwreck. In these waters, some 40 square miles in extent, the coral reefs spring from the Fig. 63.—Abrolhos. Scale 1 : 500, 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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