. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 238 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. 3,500 square miles in extent. The Lagoa dos Patos, as it is called, owes its name, not to the patos, or " ducks," frequenting its water, but to the Patos Indians, who defended its shores from the European invaders. Farther south stretches another basin, the Lagoa Mirim,* or " Little Lagoon,'* Kg. 103.—Lagoa Mieim. Scale 1 ; 2,300, West or tjreenwich 0to5 Fathoms. Depths. 5 to 10 Fathoms. 10 to 25 Fathoms. 25 Fathoms and upwards. 30 Miles. which has been so called only in a relative sense as compared w
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 238 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. 3,500 square miles in extent. The Lagoa dos Patos, as it is called, owes its name, not to the patos, or " ducks," frequenting its water, but to the Patos Indians, who defended its shores from the European invaders. Farther south stretches another basin, the Lagoa Mirim,* or " Little Lagoon,'* Kg. 103.—Lagoa Mieim. Scale 1 ; 2,300, West or tjreenwich 0to5 Fathoms. Depths. 5 to 10 Fathoms. 10 to 25 Fathoms. 25 Fathoms and upwards. 30 Miles. which has been so called only in a relative sense as compared with the somewhat larger northern basin. It stretches north-east and south-west for a distance of no less than 125 miles between Rio Grande and Uruguay. * Mirim means "little," not in Portuguese, but in the Guarani 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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