. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. m Tin: i'oi.\u to lil'ltrri hroiiil; iind Iiivii-shviims (»t'still inorc ^'i^'iintic \>Vi)- portions exist ill imiiiy other jmrls of the islaiul, piirticii- iiirly ill till' interior, in ^,'eiieriii tliesi! lava-streiiiiiss liiiw ooolei] down into the most, fantiistic forms inia|)earanee of tlnvse onee molten masses. Jlere a • '•reat cra;^' has to|)[>led over into some deep crovasse,— there a- lin<'o mass
. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe . Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. m Tin: i'oi.\u to lil'ltrri hroiiil; iind Iiivii-shviims (»t'still inorc ^'i^'iintic \>Vi)- portions exist ill imiiiy other jmrls of the islaiul, piirticii- iiirly ill till' interior, in ^,'eiieriii tliesi! lava-streiiiiiss liiiw ooolei] down into the most, fantiistic forms inia|)earanee of tlnvse onee molten masses. Jlere a • '•reat cra;^' has to|)[>led over into some deep crovasse,— there a- lin<'o mass has been nitheaved ahove the fiery stream which has Hoethed and boiled around its base. Here is every sha|M' and lit^'ure that S(!nl[)tiii'e (!onMdi'siyfn or inia|j:ination pictnie, jumbled together in e; confusion, whilst everywheiv. iii;.n'A J'ii;i ,, nil-: movaik ii "K n i .vndic .mihntains. myriads of horrid s|»ikes and sliarp sliapoloss irrofrnhiritit^s bristle amidst them.' ' By the eruptions of the Icelandic volcanoes many n fair meadow-laud has been converted into a stony wilderness ; biil if the subtei'ranean fires have frequently brought ruin ami desolation over the island, they have also endowed it witli •nany natural wonders. In the ' burning mountains' of Krisuvik on the south- western coast, a whole hill-slope, with a deep narrow gor;,f(' at its foot, is covered with innumerable boiling springs and ' ' t'liiks, I'.i'^scy. mill (ILii'ic !•«,'. 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 Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880. London : Longmans, Green
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