. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ARCTIC EUSSIA. 347 from 40 to 70 feet. In summer, when the twilight almost verges with the dawn, there are few grander sights than this mightj^ stream viewed from a raft drifting on the silent current, the outline of the woodlands dimly traced on the distant horizon, and the ruddy skies reflected on the rippling waters. The Dvina delta in the Gulf of Archangel has an area of no less than 444 square miles, and is furrowed by four main branches connected together by Fig. 183.—The Lowek Petchora. Scale 1 : 4^200, 50 Miles. numerous lateral chann
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ARCTIC EUSSIA. 347 from 40 to 70 feet. In summer, when the twilight almost verges with the dawn, there are few grander sights than this mightj^ stream viewed from a raft drifting on the silent current, the outline of the woodlands dimly traced on the distant horizon, and the ruddy skies reflected on the rippling waters. The Dvina delta in the Gulf of Archangel has an area of no less than 444 square miles, and is furrowed by four main branches connected together by Fig. 183.—The Lowek Petchora. Scale 1 : 4^200, 50 Miles. numerous lateral channels, at times shifting their course, or alternately rising and falling with the tides and floods. The western branch, formerly the deepest, is now obstructed with shoals, and the shipping passes by another farther east, where there is a depth of from 8 to ]2 feet at low water. Great changes in the form of the islands and direction of the channels take place during the 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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