. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. 201 XXII. Contributions to the Geology and Physical Geography of the Lower Amazonas BY CH. FEED. HAETT, I'rof. of Geology in Cornell University. [Mead before this Society, January 2, 1874.] THE ERERE-MONTE-ALEGRE DISTRICT AND THE TABLE-TOPPED HILLS. WOODED PLA NS VICINITY OF MONTE ALEGRE AND ERERE. WOODED PLAINS. ^ TNTE ALEGRE fil(> ALLUVIAL PLAINS AscENDiXG the Amazonas from Para, the topographical features observable from the river for the first 300 miles, are very monoto- nous. With the exception of the imme
. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. 201 XXII. Contributions to the Geology and Physical Geography of the Lower Amazonas BY CH. FEED. HAETT, I'rof. of Geology in Cornell University. [Mead before this Society, January 2, 1874.] THE ERERE-MONTE-ALEGRE DISTRICT AND THE TABLE-TOPPED HILLS. WOODED PLA NS VICINITY OF MONTE ALEGRE AND ERERE. WOODED PLAINS. ^ TNTE ALEGRE fil(> ALLUVIAL PLAINS AscENDiXG the Amazonas from Para, the topographical features observable from the river for the first 300 miles, are very monoto- nous. With the exception of the immediate vicinity of Para, Breves and Gurupa, where the land rises to a height of twenty to thirty feet above tide-level, the country is perfectly flat, scarcely above water even in tlie dry season, and of recent origin, "Where (26) .TANUART, 1874. BUL. BCF. SOC. NAT. 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 Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Buffalo, N. Y. : Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
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