 | World - 1852 - 588 Seiten
...rugged eruptive outlines, how the Sandwich'6 wnole Sandwich group appears to have been thrown group. up from the deep by volcanic action, advancing from...the power that heaved it upwards from the waters." Sir George goes long and learnedly into the affairs of the Sandwich Islands, — devoting to them more... | |
 | William Chambers - 1868 - 876 Seiten
...and the equator. On this interesting subject we quote from Sir George Simpson's Overland Journey: ' The whole group appears to have been thrown up from...barren rock taking its name from its only inhabitants, must be considered as the germ of the archipelago, as the first fruits of a submarine energy that was... | |
 | 1868 - 878 Seiten
...and the equator. On this interesting subject we quote from SirGeorge Simpson's Overland Journey: ' The whole group appears to have been thrown up from...according to the intensity of the power that heaved it upwardsfrom the waters. Thus Bird Island, a barren rock taking its name from its only inhabitants/... | |
 | 1878 - 882 Seiten
...and the equator. On this interesting subject wo quote from Sir George Simpson's Overland Journey: ' The whole group appears to have been thrown up from...Thus Bird Island, a barren rock taking its name from ita only inhabitants, must be considered as the germ of the archipelago, as the lint fruits of a submarine... | |
 | 1879 - 748 Seiten
...interesting subject we quote from Sir George Simpson's " Overland Journey": "The whole group appeared to have been thrown up .from the deep by volcanic...the north-west to the south-east, and increasing in forco as it advanced ; so that, while island rose niter island, each: grew at once in height and in... | |
 | 1880 - 890 Seiten
...group appears to have been thrown up from the_ deep by volcanic action advancing from the nw to the se, and increasing in force as it advanced; so that, while island rose after island, each grew at once in hc'ight and in breadth according to the intensity of the power thiil heaved it upwards from the waters.... | |
 | 1883 - 840 Seiten
...Strait and the equator. On this interesting subject we quote from Wr George Simpson's Overland Journey: 'The whole group appears to have been thrown up from...increasing in force as it advanced ; so that, while island rosç after island. each grcwnt once in height and in breadth according to the intensity of the power... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1898 - 1020 Seiten
...strait and the equator. On this interesting subject we quote from Sir George Simpson's Overland Journey: "The whole group appears to have been thrown up from the deep by volcanic action advancing from the nw to the se, and increasing in force •я it advanced; so that, while island rose after island, each... | |
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Strait and the equator. On this interesting subject we quote from Sir George Simpson's Overland Journey: ' The whole group appears to have been thrown up from the deep by volcanic action advancing from the northwest to the south-east, and increasing in... 