History of the Colonies of the British Empire ...: From the Official Records of the Colonial OfficeW. H. Allen, 1843 - 906 страници |
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... lake of blackish water , about 3000 feet above the sea , and entirely encircled with hills , has the appearance of an extinct crater . The precipitous cones , conical tumuli , abrupt declivities , and irregular masses of enormous rocks ...
... lake of blackish water , about 3000 feet above the sea , and entirely encircled with hills , has the appearance of an extinct crater . The precipitous cones , conical tumuli , abrupt declivities , and irregular masses of enormous rocks ...
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... Lake are several mud volcanoes , in a plain not more than four feet above the general surface ; the largest is about 150 feet in diameter , and has boiling mud constantly bubbling , but never overflowing , remaining constantly within ...
... Lake are several mud volcanoes , in a plain not more than four feet above the general surface ; the largest is about 150 feet in diameter , and has boiling mud constantly bubbling , but never overflowing , remaining constantly within ...
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... lake , a pitch islet is sprung up to be in its turn adorned with the most luxuriant vege- tation , and then again engulphed . The usual consistence and appearance of the asphal- tum , ( except in hot wheather , when it is actually ...
... lake , a pitch islet is sprung up to be in its turn adorned with the most luxuriant vege- tation , and then again engulphed . The usual consistence and appearance of the asphal- tum , ( except in hot wheather , when it is actually ...
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... lake is a superb sylvan amphitheatre of mountains , clothed in all the verdant grandeur of a tropical forest . Another lake ( Antoine ) of nearly similar size , ( covering sixty En- glish acres ) , and form , is situated on the E. coast ...
... lake is a superb sylvan amphitheatre of mountains , clothed in all the verdant grandeur of a tropical forest . Another lake ( Antoine ) of nearly similar size , ( covering sixty En- glish acres ) , and form , is situated on the E. coast ...
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... the base were two small lakes , the one sulphureous and alumi- nous , the other pure and tasteless . At noon , on the purchase money of the Carib lands . The old building 50 ST . VINCENT . - LOCALITY - HISTORY AND ACQUISITION .
... the base were two small lakes , the one sulphureous and alumi- nous , the other pure and tasteless . At noon , on the purchase money of the Carib lands . The old building 50 ST . VINCENT . - LOCALITY - HISTORY AND ACQUISITION .
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