. The earth and its inhabitants .. . f^.^K <JpX%^f::,:i:^,^r^t 7Â^ *- ^' 20 Miles. the Traun, a tributary of the Danube. Most of them occupy calcareous mountain gorges. The cavities which they fill have apparently been scooped out by glacial action. The greater part of them, being fed by clear mountain torrents, do not sensibly diminish in size ; but others—as, for instance, that of Hallstatt, into which the mud-laden Traun discharges itself—shrink rapidly. Between 1781 and 1850 the delta at the mouth of the river has grown 247 feet, although at a short distance beyond the depth exceeds 300
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . f^.^K <JpX%^f::,:i:^,^r^t 7Â^ *- ^' 20 Miles. the Traun, a tributary of the Danube. Most of them occupy calcareous mountain gorges. The cavities which they fill have apparently been scooped out by glacial action. The greater part of them, being fed by clear mountain torrents, do not sensibly diminish in size ; but others—as, for instance, that of Hallstatt, into which the mud-laden Traun discharges itself—shrink rapidly. Between 1781 and 1850 the delta at the mouth of the river has grown 247 feet, although at a short distance beyond the depth exceeds 300 feet. The depth of these lakes, like that of most mountain lakes, is considerable, that of the Lake Teplitz being equal to thrice its width ; but their bottom, as a rule, is perfectly level. Thousands of visitors are annually attracted to these clear mountain lakes and the verdant slopes which sur- round them. The Lakes of Carinthia, occupying wide valleys bounded by gently sloping hills, are for the most part shallow and devoid of picturesque beauty. The
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