Ice-work, Present and PastK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1903 - 295 pagini |
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Pagina 17
... lowlands in the same general direction as is taken by the present river . Every valley in the Alps affords similar testimony , though it is not always written in characters equally distinct . In some districts the rocks disintegrate ...
... lowlands in the same general direction as is taken by the present river . Every valley in the Alps affords similar testimony , though it is not always written in characters equally distinct . In some districts the rocks disintegrate ...
Pagina 19
... lowlands . In the recent moraines blocks of various sizes , from a few inches to many cubic yards in volume , are confusedly piled together ; the latter , however , are comparatively rare , though occa- sionally a monster , like those ...
... lowlands . In the recent moraines blocks of various sizes , from a few inches to many cubic yards in volume , are confusedly piled together ; the latter , however , are comparatively rare , though occa- sionally a monster , like those ...
Pagina 27
... lowlands . Those which occur in the neigh- bourhood of the Lake of Zurich may be taken as an example , for here we ... lowland , is 1522 feet above the level of the lake . Its crest consists of a mass of gravel , which is sufficiently ...
... lowlands . Those which occur in the neigh- bourhood of the Lake of Zurich may be taken as an example , for here we ... lowland , is 1522 feet above the level of the lake . Its crest consists of a mass of gravel , which is sufficiently ...
Pagina 33
... lowlands bordering the Alps ice - worn rocks are seldom seen . Gravels such as have been de- scribed cover large areas to a considerable elevation с giant's kettle " was led to the discovery above the ALPINE GLACIERS , PRESENT AND PAST 33.
... lowlands bordering the Alps ice - worn rocks are seldom seen . Gravels such as have been de- scribed cover large areas to a considerable elevation с giant's kettle " was led to the discovery above the ALPINE GLACIERS , PRESENT AND PAST 33.
Pagina 61
... lowlands or rocky cliffs are not common . islands , however , in the summer time are compara- tively free from snow . The ice - sheet descends from the slopes into the sea , and occupies its bed to a considerable depth , the thickness ...
... lowlands or rocky cliffs are not common . islands , however , in the summer time are compara- tively free from snow . The ice - sheet descends from the slopes into the sea , and occupies its bed to a considerable depth , the thickness ...
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Pagina 59 - It was a beautifully clear evening, and we had a most enchanting view of the two magnificent ranges of mountains, whose lofty peaks, perfectly covered with eternal snow, rose to elevations varying from seven to ten thousand feet above the level of the ocean. The glaciers that filled their intervening valleys, and which descended from near the mountain summits, projected in many places several miles into the nea, and terminated in lofty perpendicular cliffs.