Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyJ. & J. Harper, 1846 - 359 pàgines |
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... Devil's Peak - To what Class of Rocks do those of the Cape Peninsula belong ? -At what Period did the Cape Rocks rise above the Level of the Sea ? -Vegetables in crusted with Calcareous Sand confounded with Coral , and adduced as a ...
... Devil's Peak - To what Class of Rocks do those of the Cape Peninsula belong ? -At what Period did the Cape Rocks rise above the Level of the Sea ? -Vegetables in crusted with Calcareous Sand confounded with Coral , and adduced as a ...
Pàgina 273
... Devil's Peak on the east . The Lion's Head , which is about 2160 feet above the level of the sea , is separated from the Table Mountain by a valley that de- scends to the depth of 1500 or 2000 feet below the summit of the Table Mountain ...
... Devil's Peak on the east . The Lion's Head , which is about 2160 feet above the level of the sea , is separated from the Table Mountain by a valley that de- scends to the depth of 1500 or 2000 feet below the summit of the Table Mountain ...
Pàgina 275
... Devil's Peak , by our pupils the late Dr. Clarke Abel , Dr. Adam , now of Calcutta , the late Captain Carmichael ... summit with a thin soil , bearing a scanty vegetation . Dr. Adam informs us that vegetables appeared to be most ...
... Devil's Peak , by our pupils the late Dr. Clarke Abel , Dr. Adam , now of Calcutta , the late Captain Carmichael ... summit with a thin soil , bearing a scanty vegetation . Dr. Adam informs us that vegetables appeared to be most ...
Pàgina 277
... summit . These sandstones are principally composed of granular concretions of quartz , with a few disseminated grains of ... Devil's Peak by Simon's Bay ; and , having afterward visited the spot on purpose , found the sandstone very much ...
... summit . These sandstones are principally composed of granular concretions of quartz , with a few disseminated grains of ... Devil's Peak by Simon's Bay ; and , having afterward visited the spot on purpose , found the sandstone very much ...
Pàgina 278
... Devil's Peak . - The most easterly mountain of the group we are describing , named the Devil's Peak , agrees with Table Mountain in the nature and arrangement of the rocks of which it is composed . The lower part of the mountain ...
... Devil's Peak . - The most easterly mountain of the group we are describing , named the Devil's Peak , agrees with Table Mountain in the nature and arrangement of the rocks of which it is composed . The lower part of the mountain ...
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